Minnewasta Lake

Coordinates: 45°23′28″N 97°22′07″W / 45.39111°N 97.36861°W / 45.39111; -97.36861
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Minnewasta Lake
Location of Minnewasta Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Minnewasta Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Minnewasta Lake
Location of Minnewasta Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Minnewasta Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Minnewasta Lake
Coordinates45°23′28″N 97°22′07″W / 45.39111°N 97.36861°W / 45.39111; -97.36861
Typelake
Surface elevation1,801 feet (549 m)

Minnewasta Lake is a natural lake in Day County, South Dakota, in the United States. The lake found at the elevation of 1,801 feet (549 m).[1] Minnewasta is a name derived from an Eastern Dakota language word mniwašte meaning "good water".[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnewasta Lake
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 51.