Highest elevation lakes & reservoirs in South Dakota by altitude
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Midwest > South Dakota > - Compared by Highest Altitude/Elevation in feet.Note: For some lakes, "Altitude/Elevation" data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 11 articles we have published for South Dakota lakes.
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Lake name  |
Elevation in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Waubay Chain of Lakes (Glacial Lakes & Prairies Region, Midwest, South Dakota, USA) |
1,802 ft | Also known as North Waubay Lake, South Waubay Lake, Hillebrands Lake, Spring Lake, Rush Lake, Bluedog Lake, Little Rush Lake, Minnewasta Lake Waubay Chain of Lakes, in the Glacial Lakes & Prairies Region of northeast South Dakota, is a stunning example of nature’s triumph over human settleme… |
| Lake Oahe (Great Lakes Region, Midwest, North Dakota, South Central, South Dakota, Southwest, USA) |
1,620 ft | Lake Oahe, named after an Oahe Indian Mission, roughly translates “a foundation” or “a place to stand on.” Spanning 231 miles from Pierre, South Dakot… |
| Lake Sharpe (Great Lakes Region, Midwest, South Dakota, USA) |
1,422 ft | Lake Sharpe, located on South Dakota Highways 50 and 47 near Chamberlain, and Reliance, is one of the four reservoirs constructed along the Missouri R… |
| Lake Francis Case (Great Lakes Region, Midwest, South Dakota, USA) |
1,375 ft | Lake Francis Case, one of the most popular recreation spots in the Great Plains, is located along the Missouri River in south-central South Dakota. La… |
| Lewis and Clark Lake (Lewis and Clark, Midwest, Nebraska, South Dakota, Southeast Region, USA) |
1,210 ft | Stretching 25 miles long and straddling the Nebraska and South Dakota border, 28,000-acre Lewis and Clark Lake is the smallest of the Missouri River r… |
| Lake Traverse (Central, Glacial Lakes & Prairies Region, Midwest, Minnesota, South Dakota, USA) |
981 ft | Lake Traverse straddles the border of Minnesota’s Central tourism region and South Dakota’s northeastern Great Lakes and Prairie region. Covering more… |
