Waubay Lake

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Waubay Lake
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Waubay Lake
Location Day County, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°24′44″N97°24′04″W / 45.4122°N 97.401°W / 45.4122; -97.401
Type lake
Surface area15,540 acres (6,290 ha)
Average depth13 feet (4.0 m)
Max. depth31 feet (9.4 m)
Surface elevation1,787 feet (545 m)

Waubay Lake is a natural lake in Day County, South Dakota, in the United States. [1] The lake is southeast of nearby Grenville and is predominantly a fishery for walleye and yellow perch. [2]

The lake used to be four distinct lakes - North Waubay, South Waubay, Spring Lake, and Hillebrands - however, rising water levels have connected the four lakes in the late 1990s into the single lake that it is today. [3]

The fish species present in the lake include northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, black bullhead, white bass, common carp, rock bass, black crappie, and lake herring. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waubay Lake
  2. 1 2 "Waubay Lake Summary Survey" . Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. "Waubay Lake" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-08-08.