Lake Henry (Kingsbury County, South Dakota) Explained

Lake Henry
Location:Kingsbury, South Dakota[1]
Basin Countries:United States
Area:2000acres[2]
Elevation:1690feet[3]
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Lake Henry in South Dakota, USA.

Lake Henry, is a natural lake in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, in the United States, near the town of De Smet. It has the name of George Henry, an early settler.[4] Nowadays it is a popular fishing area.[5]

In the media

Lake Henry is near De Smet, one of the residences of author Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie books) and appears in several of her novels as one of the "Twin Lakes", along with Lake Thompson.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://southdakotalakes.info/1-2/3-2/kingsbury-county/lake-henry South Dakota Lakes
  2. https://www.lake-link.com/south-dakota-lakes/kingsbury-county/lake-henry/20039/ Lake-Link: Beyond the Water
  3. http://www.topozone.com/south-dakota/kingsbury-sd/lake/lake-henry-19/ www.topozone.com
  4. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.2. 1940. University of South Dakota. 34.
  5. https://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-lake-henry-de-smet-sd/ www.hookandbullet.com