Milwaukee Lake

Milwaukee Lake
Location of Milwaukee Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Milwaukee Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Milwaukee Lake
Location of Milwaukee Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Milwaukee Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Milwaukee Lake
LocationLake County, South Dakota
Coordinates44°01′06″N 96°57′47″W / 44.01833°N 96.96306°W / 44.01833; -96.96306
Typelake
EtymologyMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation1,647 ft (502 m)[1]

Milwaukee Lake is a natural lake in South Dakota, in the United States that is also near the town of Wentworth.[1]

Milwaukee Lake was named after Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the native home of a large share of the first settlers.[2]

See also

References

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


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