Cottonwood Lake (Spink County, South Dakota)

Cottonwood Lake is a lake in South Dakota, in the United States.[1]

Cottonwood Lake
LocationSpink County, South Dakota
Coordinates44.7899106°N 98.6745112°W / 44.7899106; -98.6745112
Typelake
Surface elevation1,319 feet (402 m)

The lake was so named on account of the cottonwood trees which grew there.[2]

In the first half of the 20th century rodeos have been held near Cottonwood Lake.[3]

See also
  • List of lakes in South Dakota

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood Lake (Spink County, South Dakota)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 18.
  3. Nixon, Lance (Jun 25, 2015). "Dakota life : Branding a rodeo, building a family". Capital Journal.



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