Medicine Lake (South Dakota)

Medicine Lake
Location of Medicine Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Medicine Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Medicine Lake
Location of Medicine Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Medicine Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Medicine Lake
LocationCodington County, South Dakota
Coordinates44°59′03″N 97°21′07″W / 44.9841655°N 97.3519987°W / 44.9841655; -97.3519987
Typelake
Surface elevation1,716 feet (523 m)

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

The lake's name comes from the Sioux Indians of the area, who believed the waters of Medicine Lake held medicinal qualities.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medicine Lake (South Dakota)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 50.


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