Enemy Swim Lake Explained

Enemy Swim Lake
Pushpin Map:South Dakota
Pushpin Map Caption:Enemy Swim Lake is a small lake at the top right-hand corner of the map, on the right to a larger, more visible, lake.
Location:Waubay Township, Day and Roberts counties, Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, South Dakota, United States
Basin Countries:United States
Elevation:1854feet

Enemy Swim Lake is a lake in the glacial lake region of northeastern South Dakota located on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in Day County, United States. Its coordinates are and the elevation is 1854abbr=offNaNabbr=off.

Enemy Swim Lake's name is an accurate preservation of its native Sioux name, recalling an incident when Native Americans had to swim across the lake to escape their enemy.[1]

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  1. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.2. 1940. University of South Dakota. 25.