Medicine Lake is a natural lake in South Dakota, in the United States.[1]
Medicine Lake | |
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Location | Codington County, South Dakota |
Coordinates | 44°59′03″N 97°21′07″W / 44.9841655°N 97.3519987°W |
Type | lake |
Surface elevation | 1,716 feet (523 m) |
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
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edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medicine Lake (South Dakota)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 50.