List of lakes of South Dakota


This is a list of lakes in South Dakota.
NameArea Max. depth CountyNotes
Abraham LakeMarshall
Amsden Reservoir23595278.2Day
Anderson LakeDay
Angostura Reservoir4,6121,8667021Fall RiverCheyenne River reservoir behind Angostura Dam, see Angostura Recreation Area.
Antelope LakeClark
Antelope Lake1,200485257.6Day
Bear Butte LakeMeadeLocated near Bear Butte, a geological laccolith feature located near Sturgis. See Bear Butte State Park.
Beaver Lake306124103.04Minnehaha
Beaver Lake7229103.04Yankton
Belle Fourche Reservoir8,0633,2635516.7ButteAt its 1911 completion by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, Belle Fourche Dam was the largest earthen dam in the world.
Big Stone Lake12,6105,103164.8Grant, RobertsShared with Minnesota. See Hartford Beach State Park.
Bitter Lake9,9004,010247.3Day
Bitter LakeMiner
Blue Dog Lake1,50260782.4Day
Brant Lake1,307529144.2Lake
Brush Lake386156unknownunknownBrookings
Buffalo LakeMinnehaha
Buffalo LakesMarshall
Bullhead LakeRoberts-
Cady LakeJerauld
Capitol Lake52Hughes
Cattail-Kettle Lake2,8001,133unknownunknownMarshall
Cavour Lake23093Beadle
Chain of LakesCodington
Cherry LakeClark, Kingsbury
Clear Lake600Deuel
Clear LakeHamlin
Clear Lake1,087439206.1Marshall
Clear Lake472191113.35Minnehaha
Cold Brook32133811.5Fall RiverFlood-control reservoir near Hot Springs.
Connors LakeBeadle
Cottonwood LakeClark
Cottonwood LakeCodington
Cottonwood LakeJerauld
Cottonwood Lake350141123.6Marshall
Cottonwood LakeSpink
Cottonwood LakeSully
Cottonwood SpringsFall RiverFlood-control reservoir near Hot Springs.
Covell Lake156.192.7Minnehaha
Cresbard Lake5321154.5Faulk
Crooked LakeGrant
Crystal LakeAurora
Culver LakeDeuelShared with Minnesota
Curlew Lake13655226.7Meade
Deadmans LakeBennett
Deerfield Reservoir9027.4PenningtonLocated within the Black Hills National Forest.
Diamond Lake256104123.65Minnehaha
Dimock Lake14860185.4Hutchinson
Dog Ear LakeTripp
Dry Lake2,455993154.5Codington
Dry LakeHamlin
Dumarce LakeMarshall
Elm LakeBrown
East 81 Lake484196unknownunknownBrookings
East Oakwood Lake92837592.7Brookings
East Vermillion Lake512208237McCookCommonly known as Lake Vermillion
Elm Lake1,2094893410.3Brown, McPherson
Enemy Swim Lake2,146868267.9Day
Eureka Lake22591154.5McPherson
Fish LakeAurora
Fish LakeDeuel
Flat LakeMarshall
Fourmile LakeMarshall
Fox LakeBeadle
Fox LakeDeuel
Gardner Lake20382103.04Harding
Gilman LakeLake
Goose LakeCodington
Grass LakeCodington
Grass LakeMinnehaha
Green LakeLake
Greys LakeMarshall
Heggs LakeClark
Herman Park Pond5292.7Lake
High LakeMarshall
Horse Thief LakePenningtonWithin walking distance of Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills National Forest.
Jones Lake100.540.77.52.3Hand
Kampeska Gravel Pits3012216.4Codington
Kings LakeCodington
Lacreek LakeBennett
Lake AlbertGrant
Lake Albert3,6991,497Kingsbury
Lake AlbertLincoln
Lake Alice1,116451123.6Deuel
Lake Alvin10542267.9LincolnLocated within Lake Alvin Recreation Area.
Lake AndesCharles MixSee Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge
Lake BadgerKingsbury
Lake BadusLake
Lake BuffaloZiebach
Lake Byron1,805730103.04Beadle
Lake Campbell1,00040072.1Brookings, Moody
Lake Carthage20382247.3Miner
Lake Cochrane355144288.53DeuelSee Lake Cochrane Recreation Area
Lake EmmaMarshall, Roberts-
Lake Faulkton11546206.1Faulk
Lake FrancisDeuel
Lake Francis Case102,00041,00014042.6multipleMissouri River reservoir behind Fort Randall Dam
Lake Goldsmith28811792.7Brookings
Lake Hanson5522175.2Hanson
Lake HendricksBrookingsShared with Minnesota
Lake Henry165663511Bon Homme
Lake HenryCodington
Lake Henry2,32394082.4Kingsbury
Lake Herman1,287521133.9LakeSee Lake Herman State Park.
Lake IroquoisKingsbury
Lake Kampeska5,2502,12016.45Codington
Lake Lakota10040Lincoln
Lake Louise16366257.6HandSee Lake Louise Recreation Area
Lake MadisonDay
Lake Madison2,6421,069164.8Lake
Lake MarshHamlin
Lake MarthaMarshall
Lake MaryHamlin
Lake Menno47193410.3Hutchinson
Lake Minnewasta601243144.2Day
Lake Mitchell670270298.8Davison
Lake NicholsonCodington
Lake NixonUnion
Lake Norden74630182.4Hamlin
Lake Oahe312,000126,00020562multipleMissouri River reservoir behind Oahe Dam; extends into North Dakota. By volume, it is the fourth-largest reservoir in the US.
Lake OliverDeuel
Lake PlatteCharles Mix
Lake Poinsett7,8863,191226.7Brookings, Hamlin
Lake PrestonKingsbury
Lake Saint JohnHamlin
Lake Sharpe56,88423,0207723.5multipleMissouri River reservoir behind Big Bend Dam
Lake SinaiBrookings
Lake TetonkahaBrookings
Lake ThistedKingsbury
Lake Thompson20,0008,0903410.3Kingsbury
Lake ToddClark
Lake Traverse11,2004,500RobertsShared with Minnesota
Lake Whitewood4,6771,89372.1Kingsbury
Lake WinfredLake
Lake Yankton250100185.5YanktonOriginal 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.
Leola Reservoir239123.6McPherson
Lewis and Clark Lake31,40013,0004513.7Bon Homme, YanktonMissouri River reservoir behind Gavins Point Dam. Shared with Nebraska.
Lone Tree LakeClark
Lone Tree LakeDeuel
Long LakeCodington
Long LakeJerauld
Long LakeLake
Long LakeMarshall
Long Lake400161103McPherson
Lords LakeBrown
Lost Lake16366Minnehaha
Lynn Lake1,390562257.6Day
Marindahl Lake106.8143309.1Yankton
McClarem LakeCampbell
McCook Lake273110144.2Union
Medicine LakeCodington
Milwaukee LakeLake
Mina Lake806326278.2Brown, Edmunds
Minnewasta LakeDay
Mud LakeSeventeen lakes in South Dakota have this name.
Mutske LakeCampbell
New Wall Lake4217247.3Pennington
Newell City Pond208278.2Butte
Newell Lake18374329.7Butte
Ninemile LakeMarshall
North Buffalo Lake400161123.6Marshall
North Island Lake375151175.1McCook, Minnehaha
Oak Lake39616061.8Brookings
Opitz Lake1,564632164.8Day, Marshall
Pactola Lake800323.716249.4PenningtonLargest lake in the Black Hills, constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation within the Black Hills National Forest.
Pelican Lake2,7961,13282.4Codington
Pelican LakeLake
Phantom LakeBennett
Pickerel Lake9813964112.4Day
Piper LakeBeadle
Piyas Lake1,500607133.9Day, Marshall
Platte LakeAurora
Plum LakeKingsbury
Punished Woman Lake477193123.6Codington
Ravine Lake7229144.2Beadle
Redfield Lake17068123.6Spink
Red Iron LakeMarshall
Red LakeBruleA National Natural Landmark
Reid Lake980396185.4Clark
Richmond Lake829335298.8Brown
Round Lake1004092.7Clark
Round Lake|1,040|Deuel-
Round LakeLake
Roy Lake1,690683216.4Marshall
Rush LakeDay
Salt LakeBrown
Salt LakeCampbell
Salt LakeDeuelShared with Minnesota
Scatterwood LakeFaulk
Schmitz LakeAurora
School LakeDeuel
Scotchman LakeBennett
Scott LakeAurora
Scott Lake10743113.3Minnehaha
Shadehill Reservoir4,6931,8996218.9Perkins
Sheridan Lake38315529.59PenningtonLocated within the Black Hills National Forest.
Silver Lake39315972.1Hutchinson
Silver LakeKingsbury
Silver LakeMiner
Simpson LakeDouglas
Sixmile Lake9638113.3Marshall
South Buffalo Lake1,788723144.2Marshall
South Island Lake9136164.8McCook, Minnehaha
South Red Iron Lake600242144.2Marshall
Spirit LakeKingsbury
Spring LakeKingsbury
Staum Reservoir4619164.8Beadle
Stockade Lake1204815.84.8CusterLocated within Custer State Park, in the Black Hills.
Summit Lake17470133.9Grant
Swan LakeClark
Swan LakeDewey
Swan Lake2088461.8Turner
Swan LakeWalworth
Sylvan Lake17712.13.9CusterLocated within Custer State Park, in the Black Hills.
Twin Lake1,235499144.2Spink
Twin Lakes287116206.1Minnehaha
Twin Lakes25210112.53.8Sanborn
Twomile LakeMarshall
Waggoner Lake10743.3216.4Haakon
Wall Lake20784247.3Minnehaha
Warner LakeCodington
Waubay Lake15,5406,290319.4DaySee Waubay National Wildlife Refuge.
West 81 Lake1,590643unknownunknownKingsbury
West Oakwood Lake1,200485103.04Brookings
White LakeAurora
White Lake18775206Marshall
Wigdale LakeDeuel
Willow LakeClark-
Wilmarth Lake10341267.9Aurora