Red Iron Lake

Red Iron Lake
Red Iron Lake
Location	Marshall County, South Dakota
Coordinates	North Red Iron Lake: 45°41′24″N97°19′24″W / 45.6901°N 97.3232°W / 45.6901; -97.3232 South Red Iron Lake: 45°40′18″N97°19′06″W / 45.6718°N 97.3184°W / 45.6718; -97.3184
Type	Lakes
Etymology	Chief Red Iron
Part of	Clear and Red Iron Lakes Sub-watershed
Primary inflows	South and North Buffalo Lakes
Primary outflows	North Red Iron: Clear Lake South Red Iron: North Red Iron
Surface area	North Red Iron Lake: 100 acres (40 ha) South Red Iron Lake: 610 acres (250 ha)
Average depth	8 ft (2.4 m)
Max. depth	15 ft (4.6 m)
Surface elevation	1,828 ft (557 m)
Location

Red Iron Lake is a natural lake group in Marshall County, South Dakota, in the United States. It consists of North Red Iron Lake ^[1] and South Red Iron Lake. ^[2]

Both lakes are regularly stocked with several species of fish, including black bullhead, northern pike, and yellow perch and sport fish such as walleye, black bass (i.e., largemouth and smallmouth bass), and panfish (e.g., bluegill). South Red Iron Lake is managed as a northern pike, walleye and yellow perch fishery. ^[3]

Etymology

Red Iron Lake has the name of a Native American chieftain. ^[4]

See also

• List of lakes in South Dakota

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Red Iron Lake
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Red Iron Lake
3. "South Red Iron Lake" (PDF). South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 61.