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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo Lakes
- 1 2 South Buffalo Lake (PDF).
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 13.
- 1 2 3 "Northeast South Dakota Glacial Lakes Watershed - Buffalo Lake". neglwatersheds.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ "Buffalo Lakes, South Dakota | Lake, Fishing & Travel Info". Lake-Link. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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