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SDDOT / Project Development / Environmental / Endangered Species / Topeka Shiner Endangered Species Topeka Shiner American Burying Beetle Bald Eagle Topeka Shiner The Topeka shiner is a small pool dwelling minnow that is found in prairie streams of the lower Missouri River Basin and upper Mississippi River Basin. The range of this fish covers eastern South Dakota, southwest Minnesota, eastern Nebraska, Iowa, northern Kansas, and Missouri. In South Dakota the Topeka shiner has been found in about 40 streams in the James River, Big Sioux River, and Vermillion River Watersheds. The Topeka shiner currently retains its historic distribution and is locally abundant in South Dakota; however, population trends are unclear. Most stream crossing projects constructed in the James River, Big Sioux River, and Vermillion River Basin will impact the Topeka shiner. Special Provisions are required for construction on streams inhabited by or likely to be inhabited by the Topeka shiner. Map of Species Distribution - (Adobe PDF Special Provisions for Construction in Topeka Shiner Inhabited Streams - Adobe PDF 2004 Compliance Report - Adobe PDF 2005 Compliance Report - Adobe PDF South Dakota Topeka Shiner Management Plan Topeka Shiner Research Impact of Culvert Barriers on the Topeka shiner - Adobe PDF Fish Community Survey of the East Fork of the Vermillion River (Link Pending) Fish Community Survey of Snake Creek (Link Pending)

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