Pelican Lake (Lake County, South Dakota)

Pelican Lake
Location Lake County, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°05′33″N 96°54′49″W / 44.0925246°N 96.9136823°W / 44.0925246; -96.9136823Coordinates: 44°05′33″N 96°54′49″W / 44.0925246°N 96.9136823°W / 44.0925246; -96.9136823
Type lake
Surface elevation 1,634 feet (498 m)

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

Pelican Lake once was a habitat of the pelican, hence the name.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelican Lake (Lake County, South Dakota)
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 56.


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