Cottonwood Lake (Spink County, South Dakota)

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Cottonwood Lake
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Cottonwood Lake
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Cottonwood Lake
Location Spink County, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°47′24″N98°40′28″W / 44.7899106°N 98.6745112°W / 44.7899106; -98.6745112
Type lake
Surface elevation1,319 feet (402 m)

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

The lake was so named on account of the cottonwood trees which grew there. [2]

In the first half of the 20th century rodeos have been held near Cottonwood Lake. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood Lake (Spink County, South Dakota)
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 18.
  3. ↑ Nixon, Lance (Jun 25, 2015). "Dakota life : Branding a rodeo, building a family". Capital Journal .
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