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Biggest Lakes and Reservoirs in South Dakota

South Dakota's biggest named fishing waters by surface acreage, from USGS records. 117 lakes and reservoirs carry acreage data in South Dakota; more water usually means more patterns to unlock.

In this scope: 117 waters · 439,088 acres

  1. Lake OaheReservoir · Hughes County309,913 acres
  2. Lake Francis CaseReservoir · Charles Mix County82,167 acres
  3. Lake PoinsettLake · Hamlin County9,795 acres
  4. Lake AlbertLake · Kingsbury County3,655 acres
  5. Lake MarshLake · Hamlin County3,026 acres
  6. Pelican LakeLake · Codington County2,801 acres
  7. Swan LakeLake · Walworth County2,467 acres
  8. Lake SinaiLake · Brookings County1,790 acres
  9. Lake HendricksLake · Brookings County1,529 acres
  10. Lake Saint JohnLake · Hamlin County1,271 acres
  11. Green LakeLake · Potter County1,154 acres
  12. Lake TetonkahaLake · Brookings County1,127 acres
  13. Lake AliceLake · Deuel County1,058 acres
  14. Platte LakeReservoir · Aurora County966 acres
  15. Lake OakwoodLake · Brookings County866 acres
  16. Fish LakeLake · Deuel County737 acres
  17. Lake NordenLake · Hamlin County712 acres
  18. Clear LakeLake · Hamlin County706 acres
  19. Wigdale LakeLake · Deuel County692 acres
  20. Spring LakeLake · Walworth County678 acres
  21. Flight LakeLake · Potter County582 acres
  22. Horseshoe LakeLake · Aurora County582 acres
  23. Clear LakeLake · Deuel County528 acres
  24. Lake BadgerLake · Kingsbury County496 acres
  25. Cottonwood LakeLake · Sully County462 acres

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