Lake Emma (South Dakota)

Lake Emma
Lake Emma
Lake Emma
LocationMarshall County, South Dakota
Coordinates45°41′04″N 97°13′54″W / 45.6845522°N 97.2316653°W / 45.6845522; -97.2316653
Typelake
Surface elevation1,952 feet (595 m)

Lake Emma is a natural lake in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

According to a Native American legend, the lake bears the name of Emma Mato, a woman who repeatedly returned to the lake to search for her lover, who drowned there.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Emma (South Dakota)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 25.


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