Willow Lake (South Dakota)

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Willow Lake
Location Clark County, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°39′03″N97°38′24″W / 44.6508646°N 97.6398816°W / 44.6508646; -97.6398816 Coordinates: 44°39′03″N97°38′24″W / 44.6508646°N 97.6398816°W / 44.6508646; -97.6398816
Type lake
Surface elevation1,762 feet (537 m)

Willow Lake is a lake in South Dakota, in the United States. [1]

Willow Lake was named for the willow trees which lined its shores. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow Lake (South Dakota)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 82.