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Lakes in South Dakota

Information about the lakes of South Dakota.

Lake State Parks in South Dakota
- Herman Lake State Park
- Oakwood Lakes State Park
- Roy Lake State Park

Lake Recreation Areas in South Dakota
- Alvin Lake State Recreation Area
- Cochrane Lake State Recreation Area
- Hiddenwood Lake State Recreation Area
- Louise Lake State Recreation Area
- Mina Lake State Recreation Area
- Pelican Lake State Recreation Area
- Pickerel Lake State Recreation Area
- Poinsett Lake State Recreation Area
- Richmond Lake State Recreation Area
- Thompson Lake State Recreation Area
- Vermillion Lake State Recreation Area

Maps of South Dakota Lakes


Tourism guide for the four central South Dakota Lakes: Oahe Lake, Sharpe Lake, Francis Case Lake, Louis and Clark Lake, and other Central South Dakota Lakes.


Includes tourism information for Antelope Lake, Bitter Lake, Blue Dog Lake, Grass Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Kampeska Lake, Pickerel lake, Preston Lake, Thompson Lake, Waubay Lake, Dry Lake, Big Stone Lake, and other Northeast South Dakota Lakes.

Wikipedia "Lakes of South Dakota" List

Fishing Lakes in South Dakota

South Dakota Lakes and Streams

South Dakota Lakes by Name

A
Albert Lake (Grant County)
Albert Lake (Kingsbury County) 3,699 acres
Albert Lake (Lincoln County)
Alice Lake (Deuel County) 1,116 acres
Alvin Lake (Lincoln County) 42 acres
Amsden Reservoir (Day County) 235 acres
Andes Lake (Charles Mix County)
Angostura Reservoir (Fall River County) 4,612 acres
Antelope Lake (Day County) 1,200 acres

B
Beaver Lake 306 124 10 3.04 (Minnehaha County)
Beaver Lake 72 29 10 3.04 (Yankton County)
Belle Fourche Reservoir 8,063 3,263 55 16.7 (Butte County)
Big Stone Lake (Grant County and Roberts County) 12,610 acres
Bitter Lake 9,900 4,010 24 7.3 (Day County)
Blue Dog Lake 1,502 607 8 2.4 (Day County)
Brandt Lake 1,307 529 14 4.2 (Lake County)
Brush Lake 386 156 (Brookings County)

C
Capitol Lake 5 2 (Hughes County)
Cattail-Kettle Lake 2,800 1,133 (Marshall County)
Cavour Lake 230 93 (Beadle County)
Clear Lake (Deuel County)
Clear Lake 1,087 439 20 6.1 (Marshall County)
Clear Lake 472 191 11 3.35 (Minnehaha County)
Cold Brook Reservoir 32 13 38 11.5 (Fall River County)
Cottonwood Lake 350 141 12 3.6 (Marshall County)
Covell Lake 15 6.1 9 2.7 (Minnehaha County)
Cresbard Lake 53 21 15 4.5 (Faulk County)
Curlew Lake 136 55 22 6.7 (Mead County)

D
Deerfield Reservoir 90 27.4 (Pennington County)
Diamond Lake 256 104 12 3.65 (Minnehaha County)
Dimock Lake 148 60 18 5.4 (Hutchinson County)
Dry Lake 2,455 993 15 4.5 (Codington County)

G
Gardner Lake 203 82 10 3.04 (Harding County)

E
East 81 Lake 484 196 (Brookings County)
East Oakwood Lake 928 375 9 2.7 (Brookings County)
East Lake Vermillion 513 208 23 7 (McCook County) aka Lake Vermillion
Elm Lake 1,209 489 34 10.3 (Brown County), (McPherson County)
Enemy Swim Lake 2,146 868 26 7.9 (Day County)
Eureka Lake 225 91 15 4.5 (McPherson County)

H
Herman Park Pond 5 2 9 2.7 (Lake County)
Horse Thief Lake / (Pennington County)

J
Jones Lake 100.5 40.7 7.5 2.3 (Hand County)

K
Kampeska Gravel Pits 30 12 21 6.4 (Codington County)

L
Lacreek Lake (Bennett County)
Leola Reservoir 23 9 12 3.6 (McPherson County)
Lewis and Clark Lake 31,000 13,000 45 13.7 (Bon Homme County), (Yankton County)
Long Lake 400 161 10 3 (McPherson County)
Lost Lake 163 66 (Minnehaha County)
Lynn Lake 1,390 562 25 7.6 (Day County)

M
Marindahl Lake 106.81 43 30 9.1 (Yankton County)
McCook Lake 273 110 14 4.2 (Union County)
Mina Lake 806 326 27 8.2 (Brown County), (Edmunds County)
Mud Lake (17 lakes in South Dakota have this name)

N
New Wall Lake 42 17 24 7.3 (Pennington County)
Newell City Pond 20 8 27 8.2 (Butte County)
Newell Lake 183 74 32 9.7 (Butte County)
North Buffalo Lake 400 161 12 3.6 (Marshall County)
North Island Lake 375 151 17 5.1 (McCook County), (Minnehaha County)

O
Oak Lake 396 160 6 1.8 (Brookings County)
Opitz Lake 1,564 632 16 4.8 (Day County), (Marshall County)

P
Pactola Lake 800 323.7 162 49.4 (Pennington County)
Pelican Lake 2,796 1,132 8 2.4 (Codington County)
Pickerel Lake 981 396 41 12.4 (Day County)
Piyas Lake 1,500 607 13 3.9 (Day County), (Marshall County)
Platte Lake (Aurora County)
Punished Woman Lake 477 193 12 3.6 (Codington County)

R
Ravine Lake 72 29 14 4.2 (Beadle County)
Redfield Lake 170 68 12 3.6 (Spink County)
Red Lake (Brule County) A National Natural Landmark
Reid Lake 980 396 18 5.4 (Clark County)
Richmond Lake 829 335 29 8.8 (Brown County)
Round Lake 100 40 9 2.7 (Clark County)
Round Lake (Deuel County)
Roy Lake 1,690 683 21 6.4 (Marshall County)

S
Scott Lake 107 43 11 3.3 (Minnehaha County)
Shadehill Reservoir 4,693 1,899 62 18.9 (Perkins County)
Sheridan Lake 383 155 29.5 9 (Pennington County)
Silver Lake 393 159 7 2.1 (Hutchinson County)
Six Mile Lake 96 38 11 3.3 (Marshall County)
South Buffalo Lake 1,788 723 14 4.2 (Marshall County)
South Island Lake 91 36 16 4.8 (McCook County), (Minnehaha County)
South Red Iron Lake 600 242 14 4.2 (Marshall County)
Spirit Lake (Kingsbury County)
Spring Lake (Kingsbury County)
Staum Reservoir 46 19 16 4.8 (Beadle County)
Summit Lake 174 70 13 3.9 (Grant County)
Swan Lake (Clark County)
Swan Lake (Dewey County)
Swan Lake 208 84 6 1.8 (Turner County)
Swan Lake (Walworth County)
Sylvan Lake 17 7 12.1 3.9 (Custer County)

T
Twin Lake (Spink County) 1235 acres
Twin Lakes (Minnehaha County) 287 acres
Twin Lakes (Sanborn County) 252 acres

W
Waggoner Lake 107 43.3 21 6.4 (Haakon County)
Wall Lake 207 84 24 7.3 (Minnehaha County)
Waubay Lake 15,540 6,290 31 9.4 (Day County)
West 81 Lake 1,590 643 (Kingsbury County)
West Oakwood Lake 1,200 485 10 3.04 (Brookings County)
White Lake (Aurora County)
White Lake (Marshall County) 187 acres
Wilmarth Lake (Aurora County) 103 acres

MORE SOUTH DAKOTA LAKES:
- B -
Lake Byron 1,805 730 10 3.04 (Beadle County)
- C -
Lake Campbell 1,000 400 7 2.1 (Brookings County), (Moody County)
Lake Carthage 203 82 24 7.3 (Miner County)
Lake Cochrane 355 144 28 8.53 (Deuel County)
- F -
Lake Faulkton 115 46 20 6.1 (Faulk County)
Lake Francis Case 102,000 41,000 140 42.6 (multiple counties)
- G -
Lake Goldsmith 288 117 9 2.7 (Brookings County)
- H -
Lake Hanson 55 22 17 5.2 (Hanson County)
Lake Hendricks (Brookings County) Shared with Minnesota
Lake Henry 165 66 35 11 (Bon Homme County)
Lake Henry 2,323 940 8 2.4 (Kingsbury County)
Lake Herman 1,287 521 13 3.9 (Lake County)
- K -
Lake Kampeska 5,250 2,120 16.4 5 (Codington County)
- L -
Lake Lakota 100 40 (Lincoln County)
Lake Louise 163 66 25 7.6 (Hand County)
- M -
Lake Madison 2,642 1,069 16 4.8 (Lake County)
Lake Menno 47 19 34 10.3 (Hutchinson County)
Lake Minnewasta 601 243 14 4.2 (Day County)
Lake Mitchell 670 270 29 8.8 (Davison County)
- N -
Lake Nixon (Union County)
Lake Norden 746 301 8 2.4 (Hamlin County)
- O -
Lake Oahe (312,000 acres) Missouri River Oahe Dam Lake
- P -
Lake Platte (Charles Mix County)
Lake Poinsett 7,886 3,191 22 6.7 (Brookings County), (Hamlin County)
Lake Preston (Kingsbury County)
- S -
Lake Saint John (Hamlin County)
Lake Sharpe (56,884 acres) Missouri River Big Bend Dam Lake
Lake Sinai / (Brookings County)
- T -
Lake Thompson 20,000[1] 8,090[1] 34 10.3 (Kingsbury County)
Lake Traverse 11,200 4,500 (Roberts Mix County) Shared with Minnesota
- W -
Lake Whitewood 4,677 1,893 7 2.1 (Kingsbury County)
- Y -
Lake Yankton (Yankton County)


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