Lake Tetonkaha

Lake Tetonkaha
Location of the lake in South Dakota.
Location of the lake in South Dakota.
Lake Tetonkaha
LocationBrookings County, South Dakota
Coordinates44°26′03″N 96°59′33″W / 44.43417°N 96.99250°W / 44.43417; -96.99250
Typelake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation1,627 ft (496 m)[1]

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

Tetonkaha is a name derived from the Sioux language meaning "standing of the big lodging house".[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Tetonkaha
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 74.


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