The Belle Fourche Valley is irrigated country. The Belle Fourche Reservoir behind Orman Dam feeds the Belle Fourche Irrigation District’s North and South canals, and hundreds of miles of laterals and drains carry that water to fields around Newell, Vale and Nisland. North of the valley, the land opens into range where cattle drink from stock dams and dugouts.
Ditches silt in, laterals grow over, culverts plug and dams wear down. Black River Contracting brings its Cat 324E with a 60-foot long-reach front to Newell, Nisland, Vale and the rest of the valley, and does that dirt work across Butte County and northern Lawrence County.
Long-reach work in the Belle Fourche Valley
- Ditch and lateral cleanout, digging ditches back to line and grade from the bank. See ditch and culvert cleanout.
- Culverts and headgate crossings: plugged pipes cleaned out, failed ones replaced.
- Stock dams and dugouts, built new or cleaned out with our long-reach excavator. See pond construction and stock pond cleanout.
- Dam repair, from leaks and seeps to washed-out spillways. See dam repair and cleanout.
- Creek and river banks shaped and armored with riprap. See creek, stream bank and riprap work.
Towns we cover
- Newell, Nisland and Vale, in the heart of the irrigated valley
- Fruitdale and Belle Fourche at the upper end of the valley
- St. Onge and the ranch country toward the Hills
How a job goes
Tell us what needs doing and send photos if you have them. We come out, walk it with you, and give you a number. Ditch work is best lined up for when the water is off, so call early. We call in utility locates before we dig.
Related
- Long reach excavation in Spearfish
- Farm and ranch improvements
- Building a stock pond in Western South Dakota
