Fall River (South Dakota)

Fall River is a river in Fall River County, South Dakota.[1] The river is the namesake of Fall River County.[2]

Fall River was so named on account of its relatively steep stream gradient.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fall River
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 123.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 4.