Milwaukee Lake

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Milwaukee Lake
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Milwaukee Lake
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Milwaukee Lake
Location Lake County, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°01′06″N96°57′47″W / 44.01833°N 96.96306°W / 44.01833; -96.96306
Type lake
Etymology Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation1,647 ft (502 m) [1]

Milwaukee Lake is a natural lake in South Dakota, in the United States that is also near the town of Wentworth. [1]

Milwaukee Lake was named after Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the native home of a large share of the first settlers. [2]

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References

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