Cottonwood Lake (Clark County, South Dakota)

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

Cottonwood Lake
Location of Cottonwood Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Cottonwood Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Cottonwood Lake
Location of Cottonwood Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Cottonwood Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Cottonwood Lake
LocationClark County, South Dakota
Coordinates45°07′40″N 97°41′58″W / 45.1276426°N 97.6994205°W / 45.1276426; -97.6994205
Typelake
Surface elevation1,791 feet (546 m)

The lake was so named on account of the cottonwood trees which grew there.[2]

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References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood Lake (Clark County, South Dakota)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 18.