Wakonda or Waconda may refer to: ;Fiction *Wakonda, Oregon, a fictional city in the U.S. state of Oregon from the novel ''

Sometimes a Great Notion ''Sometimes a Great Notion'' is the second novel by American author Ken Kesey, published in 1964. While '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1962) is more famous, many critics consider ''Sometimes a Great Notion'' Kesey's magnum opus. The story ...

'' *'' Wakonda's Dream'', a modern opera about contemporary Native Americans, often referred to as ''Wakonda'' ;Places * Waconda, Oregon, an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon *

Waconda Spring Waconda Spring, or Great Spirit Spring, was a natural artesian spring located in Mitchell County, near the communities of Glen Elder and Cawker City in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was a sacred site for Native American tribes of the Great ...

, a natural artesian spring in the U.S. state of Kansas **

Waconda Lake Waconda Lake, also known as Glen Elder Reservoir, is a reservoir in Mitchell County and Osborne County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for flood control and irrigation, it is also used for recreation ...

, a reservoir in Kansas, named for the inundated spring *

Wakonda Beach State Airport Wakonda Beach State Airport is a public airport located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Waldport, Oregon Waldport is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,033 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the Al ...

in Waldport, Oregon *

Wakonda, South Dakota Wakonda is a town in Clay County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 347 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Wakonda has been in operation since 1886. Wakonda was platted in 1888 and its name is derived from the Sioux l ...

, a town in the U.S. state of South Dakota * Wakonda State Park in the U.S. state of Missouri * ;Ships * USS ''Wakonda'' (YTB-528), a proposed United States Navy tugboat that was never built, the contract for her construction being cancelled in 1945

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