Lakes / South Dakota / Buffalo County / Bedashosha Lake
Bedashosha Lake, South Dakota
313.58 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Dakota
43.97 degrees N, 99.29 degrees W - Buffalo County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Bedashosha Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 533 lakes counted in South Dakota.
- About 59 miles from Pierre, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Lake | Brule | 16 mi | 36.32 acres |
| Reliance Lake | Lyman | 16 mi | 41.51 acres |
| Red Lake | Brule | 17 mi | 151.48 acres |
| Silver Lake | Brule | 18 mi | 203.7 acres |
| Jones Lake | Brule | 19 mi | 33.11 acres |
| Lake Boehm | Hyde | 20 mi | 54.61 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in South Dakota
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Oahe | Dewey | 309,912.57 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Francis Case | Charles Mix | 82,166.92 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Sharpe | Hughes | 58,419.67 acres | - |
| 4 | Lewis and Clark Lake | Bon Homme | 25,141.99 acres | - |
| 5 | Lake Thompson | Kingsbury | 13,887.93 acres | - |
All 533 South Dakota lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 144281533). Verified October 30, 2026.