Beaver Lake (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)

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Beaver Lake
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Beaver Lake
Location South Dakota
Coordinates 43°38′09″N97°03′05″W / 43.63583°N 97.05139°W / 43.63583; -97.05139 Coordinates: 43°38′09″N97°03′05″W / 43.63583°N 97.05139°W / 43.63583; -97.05139
Type lake
Surface elevation1,650 feet (500 m)

Beaver Lake is a lake in South Dakota, in the United States. [1]

Beaver Lake was once a natural habitat of the North American beaver, hence the name. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Lake (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 8.