Bitter Lake (Day County, South Dakota)

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Bitter Lake
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Bitter Lake
Location South Dakota
Coordinates 45°16′21″N97°19′29″W / 45.2726302°N 97.3246646°W / 45.2726302; -97.3246646 Coordinates: 45°16′21″N97°19′29″W / 45.2726302°N 97.3246646°W / 45.2726302; -97.3246646
Type lake
Surface elevation1,801 feet (549 m)

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

Bitter Lake contains bitter tasting lake water, hence the name. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bitter Lake (Day County, South Dakota)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 10.