List of lakes of South Dakota explained

This is a list of lakes in South Dakota. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.

Name	Area (acres)	(hectares)	Max. depth (ft)	(m)	County(ies)	Notes
	235	95	27	8.2	Day
	4,612	1,866	70	21		Cheyenne River reservoir behind Angostura Dam, see Angostura Recreation Area.
	1,200	485	25	7.6	Day
						Located near Bear Butte, a geological laccolith feature located near Sturgis. See Bear Butte State Park.
	306	124	10	3.04
	72	29	10	3.04
	8,063	3,263	55	16.7		At its 1911 completion by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, Belle Fourche Dam was the largest earthen dam in the world.
	12,610	5,103	16	4.8		Shared with Minnesota. See Hartford Beach State Park.
	9,900	4,010	24	7.3	Day
	1,502	607	8	2.4	Day
	1,307	529	14	4.2	Lake
	386	156	unknown	unknown
					Roberts
	5	2
	2,800	1,133	unknown	unknown
	230	93
	600				Deuel
	1,087	439	20	6.1	Marshall
	472	191	11	3.35
	32	13	38	11.5		Flood-control reservoir near Hot Springs.
	350	141	12	3.6
						Flood-control reservoir near Hot Springs.
	15	6.1	9	2.7
	53	21	15	4.5
						Shared with Minnesota
	136	55	22	6.7
			90	27.4		Located within the Black Hills National Forest.
	256	104	12	3.65
	148	60	18	5.4
	2,455	993	15	4.5
	484	196	unknown	unknown
	928	375	9	2.7
	512	208	23	7		Commonly known as Lake Vermillion
	1,209	489	34	10.3
	2,146	868	26	7.9
	225	91	15	4.5
	203	82	10	3.04	Harding
	5	2	9	2.7
						Within walking distance of Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills National Forest.
	100.5	40.7	7.5	2.3
	30	12	21	6.4	Codington
	3,699	1,497
	1,116	451	12	3.6	Deuel
	105	42	26	7.9		Located within Lake Alvin Recreation Area.
						See Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge
	1,805	730	10	3.04
	1,000	400	7	2.1
	203	82	24	7.3
	355	144	28	8.53		See Lake Cochrane Recreation Area
					Marshall, Roberts
	115	46	20	6.1
	102,000	41,000	140	42.6	multiple	Missouri River reservoir behind Fort Randall Dam
	288	117	9	2.7
	55	22	17	5.2
						Shared with Minnesota
	165	66	35	11
	2,323	940	8	2.4
	1,287	521	13	3.9		See Lake Herman State Park.
	5,250	2,120	16.4	5
	100	40
Lake Lorraine	25	10			Minnehaha	In Sioux Falls
	163	66	25	7.6		See Lake Louise Recreation Area
	2,642	1,069	16	4.8
	47	19	34	10.3
	601	243	14	4.2	Day
	670	270	29	8.8
	746	301	8	2.4	Hamlin
	312,000	126,000	205	62	multiple	Missouri River reservoir behind Oahe Dam; extends into North Dakota. By volume, it is the fourth-largest reservoir in the US.
	7,886	3,191	22	6.7
	56,884	23,020	77	23.5	multiple	Missouri River reservoir behind Big Bend Dam
	20,000^[1]	8,090	34	10.3
	11,200	4,500				Shared with Minnesota
	4,677	1,893	7	2.1
	250	100	18	5.5		Original river channel of the Missouri River prior to construction of Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake. Now a USACE Reservoir for fish and wildlife management. Shared with Nebraska.
Lakota Lake					Custer
	23	9	12	3.6	McPherson
	31,400	13,000	45	13.7		Missouri River reservoir behind Gavins Point Dam. Shared with Nebraska.
	400	161	10	3	McPherson
	163	66
	1,390	562	25	7.6	Day
	106.81	43	30	9.1
	273	110	14	4.2
	806	326	27	8.2
						Seventeen lakes in South Dakota have this name.
	42	17	24	7.3
	20	8	27	8.2
	183	74	32	9.7
	400	161	12	3.6	Marshall
	375	151	17	5.1
	396	160	6	1.8
	1,564	632	16	4.8	Day, Marshall
	800	323.7	162	49.4		Largest lake in the Black Hills, constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation within the Black Hills National Forest.
	2,796	1,132	8	2.4
	981	396	41	12.4
	1,500	607	13	3.9	Day, Marshall
	477	193	12	3.6	Codington
	72	29	14	4.2
	170	68	12	3.6
						A National Natural Landmark
	980	396	18	5.4
	829	335	29	8.8
	100	40	9	2.7
		1,040
	1,690	683	21	6.4	Marshall
						Shared with Minnesota
	107	43	11	3.3
	4,693	1,899	62	18.9
	383	155	29.5	9		Located within the Black Hills National Forest.
	393	159	7	2.1
	96	38	11	3.3	Marshall
	1,788	723	14	4.2	Marshall
	91	36	16	4.8
	600	242	14	4.2	Marshall
	46	19	16	4.8
	120	48	15.8	4.8		Located within Custer State Park, in the Black Hills.
	174	70	13	3.9	Grant
	208	84	6	1.8
	17	7	12.1	3.9		Located within Custer State Park, in the Black Hills.
	1,235	499	14	4.2	Spink
	287	116	20	6.1
	252	101	12.5	3.8
	107	43.3	21	6.4
	207	84	24	7.3
	15,540	6,290	31	9.4		See Waubay National Wildlife Refuge.
	1,590	643	unknown	unknown
	1,200	485	10	3.04
	187	75	20	6	Marshall
					Clark
	103	41	26	7.9

See also

• List of rivers of South Dakota

Sources

• Lake Surveys, Maps, and Fishing Forecasts
  • Northeast South Dakota fish surveys
  • Southeast South Dakota fish surveys
  • Western South Dakota fish surveys
• Great Lakes of South Dakota Association
• Maps of South Dakota Lakes
• SD State Parks and Recreation Areas
• MN DNR Lake facts
• MN DNR Lake finder

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eastern South Dakota Wetlands . United States Geological Survey . 2009-09-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090511195621/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/eastwet/overview.htm . 2009-05-11 .