Spirit Lake is a natural
lake in
Kingsbury County
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. ...
,
South Dakota, in the
United States. The lake is seven miles north of
De Smet and
US Route 14
U.S. Route 14 (abbreviated U.S. 14 or US 14), an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles (2,250 km), but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles (2,300 km). Fo ...
and six miles east of
Bancroft. The smaller Mud Lake lies just to the southeast.
The lake received its name either due to the area being an Indian burial ground, or a transfer from
Spirit Lake, Iowa.
See also
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List of lakes in South Dakota
References
Lakes of South Dakota
Lakes of Kingsbury County, South Dakota
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