South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks
Article 41:04 - Public waters
Chapter 41:04:02 - Public water zoning
Section 41:04:02:06 - Brown County public water safety zones

(1) The waters fronting on the public boat ramp located near the emergency spillway on Richmond Lake are a "no wake zone";

(2) The waters fronting on that portion of the waterfront of the Richmond Lake State Recreation Area beginning at a point on the shoreline directly northeast of the northeast corner of the bathhouse and extending northwesterly for 200 feet and southeasterly for 600 feet are a "public swimming zone";

(3) The waters fronting on the public boat ramp near the Elm Lake resort on Elm Lake beginning at the Brown County Road 3A grade and running north approximately 300 feet are a "no wake zone";

(4) The waters of Willow Dam Game Production Area are a "no motor vehicle zone";

(5) The waters in the area marked with buoys in the northeast portion of Wylie Lake in the city of Aberdeen are a "public swimming zone";

(6) The waters of Putney Slough Game Production Area located within Sections 7, 8, 17, and 18, township 124 north, range 61 west are a "no boating zone" from October 15 through December 31;

(7) The waters of Richmond Lake are a "no wake zone" during any time at which the water level in Richmond Lake reaches the height of 18 inches or more over the level of the top of the spillway.