Mutske Lake

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Mutske Lake
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Mutske Lake
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Mutske Lake
Location Campbell County, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°48′19″N99°45′51″W / 45.80528°N 99.76417°W / 45.80528; -99.76417
Type Lake
Basin  countries United States
Surface area100 acres (40 ha) in 1940
Surface elevation1,775 ft (541 m) [1]

Mutske Lake, or Mutzke Lake or Matzke Lake, is a lake in Campbell County, South Dakota, in the United States. [1] It is impounded by the Matzke Lake Dam. [2]

The dam was named in honor of Berthold Matzke, a pioneer who settled at the lake. It covered 100 acres (40 ha) in 1940. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mutske Lake
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matzke Lake Dam
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 48.


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