Lake Tetonkaha

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Lake Tetonkaha
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Lake Tetonkaha
Location Brookings County, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°26′03″N96°59′33″W / 44.43417°N 96.99250°W / 44.43417; -96.99250
Type lake
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation1,627 ft (496 m) [1]

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

Tetonkaha is a name derived from the Sioux language meaning "standing of the big lodging house". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Tetonkaha
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 74.