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s named Mud Lake within the U.S. state of

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

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, these lakes were so named on account of the muddy condition of the lake bed or lake shore. * Mud Lake, Brule County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake,

Clark County, South Dakota Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,837. Its county seat is Clark. The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1881. It was named for Newton Clark, a Dakota Territory legis ...

. * Mud Lake,

. * Mud Lake, Day County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Deuel County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake,

Grant County, South Dakota Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,556. The county seat is Milbank. The county was founded in 1873 and organized in 1878. It is named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th P ...

. * Mud Lake,

Kingsbury County, South Dakota Kingsbury County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,187. Its county seat is De Smet. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1880. It was named for brothers George W. and T. ...

. * Mud Lake, Lake County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Lawrence County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Marshall County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Moody County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Pennington County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Pennington County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Roberts County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Spink County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake, Spink County, South Dakota. * Mud Lake,

Turner County, South Dakota Turner County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,673. Its county seat is Parker. The county was established in 1871, and was named for Dakota Territory official John W. Turner. Turner Co ...

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