Medicine Lake (South Dakota)

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Medicine Lake
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Medicine Lake
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Medicine Lake
Location Codington County, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°59′03″N97°21′07″W / 44.9841655°N 97.3519987°W / 44.9841655; -97.3519987
Type lake
Surface elevation1,716 feet (523 m)

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

The lake's name comes from the Sioux Indians of the area, who believed the waters of Medicine Lake held medicinal qualities. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medicine Lake (South Dakota)
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 50.
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