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Marshall JohnsonSouth Dakota IBAs by Type
| IBA Priority | Number | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Global | 6 | 453,939 |
| State | 22 | 471,844 |
| Total | 28 | 925,783 |
Site Name |
Status | Priority | Counties | IBA Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter Lake | Recognized | Global | Day | |
| Blythe Slough | Recognized | State | Codington | |
| Clubhouse Slough | Recognized | State | Marshall | |
| Custer National Forest | Recognized | State | Harding | |
| Drainage Ditch Marsh Complex | Recognized | State | Brown, Marshall | |
| Eastern Deciduous Forest Outliers Complex | Recognized | State | Lincoln, Union | |
| Edgemont Sagebrush | Recognized | State | Fall River | |
| Fort Pierre National Grassland | Recognized | Global | Jones, Lyman, Stanley | |
| Fort Randall Dam Complex | Recognized | State | Charles Mix, Gregory | |
| Goose Lake | Recognized | State | Codington | |
| Grand River National Grassland | Recognized | State | Corson, Perkins, Ziebach | |
| Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge | Recognized | State | Bennett | |
| Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Complex | Recognized | State | Charles Mix | |
| Lake Thompson Area | Recognized | State | Kingsbury | |
| Leola Hills | Recognized | State | Edmunds, McPherson | |
| Lower Missouri River channel | Recognized | Global | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Union, Yankton | |
| Mountain Mahogany Shrubland | Recognized | State | Custer | |
| Oakwood Lakes | Recognized | State | Brookings | |
| Orman Dam (Belle Fourche Reservoir) | Recognized | State | Butte | |
| Pierre Missouri River Bottomlands | Recognized | State | Hughes, Stanley |