Spirit Lake (South Dakota)

Spirit Lake
Location Kingsbury, South Dakota[1]
Coordinates 44°29′35″N 97°36′31″W / 44.49306°N 97.60861°W / 44.49306; -97.60861
Basin countries  United States
Surface area 1,260 acres (5.1 km2)[2]
Max. depth 10.5 ft (3.2 m)[3]
Shore length1 6.3 miles (10.1 km)[4]
Surface elevation 1,720 feet (520 m)[5]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Spirit Lake is a natural lake in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, in the United States,[6] near the towns of Bancroft and De Smet.[7]

Some say the lake received its name on account of the area being an Indian burial ground, while others believe the name is a transfer from Spirit Lake, Iowa.[8]

In the media

The lake makes appearances in the series of books the Little House by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

See also

References

  1. ↑ www.lake-link.com
  2. ↑ southdakotalakes.info
  3. ↑ www.lake-link.com
  4. ↑ www.lake-link.com
  5. ↑ www.lake-link.com
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spirit Lake (South Dakota)
  7. ↑ southdakota.hometownlocator.com
  8. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 71.
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