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Keyhole Reservoir

Contact Info
Bureau of Reclamation
353 McKean Road
Moorcroft, WY 82721

Phone:
307-756-3596
Basics
Size:
9,000 surface acres

Description

Keyhole Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, consists of Keyhole Dam and Reservoir and is on the Belle Fourche River about 17 miles northeast of Moorcroft, Wyoming. French trappers settled in the vicinity of Belle Fourche and engaged in fur trading as early as 1854. Settlement in the area began with the gold rush to the Black Hills in 1876. Livestock became the principal industry in the general area. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad reached the city of Belle Fourche in 1891 and for the remainder of the 19th century, the city was considered the largest original shipping point for livestock in the U.S.The reservoir has over 9,000 surface acres and 53 miles of shoreline. Public use area, camping, picnic areas, trailer dump station, concession, swimming, boating, hiking, and fishing. Available species include walleye, bass, and northern pike. Open all seasons.

Fishing

Fish:
Bass
Northern Pike
Walleye

Details

Size:
9,000 surface acres

Amenities

Water Activities
  • Boating
  • Fishing

Map + Directions

Basic Directions

Eight miles north off I-90 (Exit 165) between Moorcroft and Sundance. About 40 miles west of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.


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