Spirit Lake (South Dakota)

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Spirit Lake
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Spirit Lake
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Spirit Lake
Location Kingsbury County, South Dakota [1]
Coordinates 44°29′35″N97°36′31″W / 44.49306°N 97.60861°W / 44.49306; -97.60861
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area1,260 acres (5.1 km2) [2]
Max. depth10.5 ft (3.2 m) [1]
Shore length16.3 miles (10.1 km) [1]
Surface elevation1,720 feet (520 m) [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Spirit Lake is a natural lake in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, in the United States. [3] The lake is seven miles north of De Smet and US Route 14 and six miles east of Bancroft. The smaller Mud Lake lies just to the southeast. [4]

The lake received its name either due to the area being an Indian burial ground, or a transfer from Spirit Lake, Iowa. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Spirit Lake".
  2. ↑ "Spirit Lake - Kingsburry County South Dakota - Free Maps and Guide".
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spirit Lake (South Dakota)
  4. ↑ De Smet, South Dakota 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971
  5. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 71.
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