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The Johnson Ranch is located on the banks of the Grand River southeast of Lemmon South Dakota and consists of 1484± deeded acres. Approximately 4.5 miles of the North Fork Grand River flows through the center of the ranch and feeds the nearby Shadehill Reservoir. There is an extensive set of improvements featuring a 3 bedroom, t2 bath home , a 30 stall horse barn with a 60’X120’ indoor arena and office and numerous other outbuildings.
Land
The Johnson Ranch is located on the banks of the Grand River southeast of Lemmon South Dakota and consists of 1484± deeded acres. Approximately 4.5 miles of the North Fork Grand River flows through the center of the ranch and feeds the nearby Shadehill Reservoir. The tree-lined river bottoms provide exceptional natural protection and wildlife habitat. The ranch has a 75-acre water license from the State of South Dakota. There is an extensive set of improvements featuring a three bedroom, two bath home built in 1991, a 30 stall horse barn with a 60’X120’ indoor arena and office, 2nd three bedroom, 2 bath home, barn with 22 horse stalls, multiple shops and barns, corrals, paddocks and your own race track. The ranch has two wells and two rural water hookups provided by the Perkins County Rural Water District. The owner is currently running 130 cow/calf pairs year around. The County FSA shows 488 acres of cropland that is currently in hay production. The average hay production exceeds 2 ton per acre per year. There is a spring fed 15 acre lake on the south end of the ranch that is stocked with trout providing a dependable water source for livestock and wildlife.

Whitetail and Mule deer roam the river bottoms and draws. The ranch boasts a strong turkey population with great hunting in both the spring and fall. This region of South Dakota is home to some of the country’s best upland hunting. Strong numbers of Pheasants, Grouse, and Hungarian Partridge are found on multiple different areas of the ranch. Good fishing can be found on The Grand River that flows for 4.5 miles through the heart of the ranch. During the spring and summer months it is not uncommon for Walleye and Norther Pike to be caught in the many deep pools throughout this river. Shadehill Reservoir is only a short 8-minute drive from the ranch and offers some of the best fishing in Northern South Dakota

This is a tremendous property for those seeking an equestrian and cattle operation with first-class recreational amenities. The Grand River offers varied topography from grassy ridges, to upper hay meadows to tree-filled valleys along with live water and just minutes from spectacular recreational opportunities. The ranches’ improvements are abundant and allow for a highly diversified operation. The Johnson Ranch fits a horseman, cowman or investor, and we don’t find many of these types of ranches hitting the market.

The Johnson Ranch offers 4.5 miles of Grand River bottoms creating hundreds of acres of riparian areas providing essential wildlife habitat for upland game birds, turkey, mule deer and whitetail deer. Less than a mile east of the ranch is the west boundary of The Shadehill Reservoir Game Production Area. The Shadehill Recreation Area offers opportunities to enjoy land and water-based activities. The reservoir is one of western South Dakota’s few large lakes. The dam, built in 1951 by the Bureau of Reclamation, creates more than 5,000 surface acres of water to enjoy. The Shadehill Reservoir on the Grand River in the northwestern part of South Dakota, immediately downstream from the confluence of the North Fork and the South Fork of the Grand River. The reservoir has approximately 4,800 water surface acres, 8,358 land acres and 65 miles of shoreline. The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks manages the recreation activities at Shadehill Reservoir, which include: public-use area, camping, picnic areas, trailer dump station, swimming, boating, and hiking. Available species include walleye, catfish, and bass.

The Johnson Ranch is also located in The Grand River National Grassland which is comprised of 155,000 acres. The north and south forks of the Grand River dissect the land unit, drain into Shadehill Reservoir and then flow easterly to the Missouri River.

Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources
The ranch has a 75-acre water license from the State of South Dakota out of the North Fork Grand River. It has not been utilized recently.

All mineral rights appurtenant to the property owned by the seller will transfer with the real estate. Sellers make no representation regarding what mineral rights they presently own. There is an existing gravel pit estimated to contain roughly 4-5 million tons of high quality gravel located on one of the parcels.