Lakes / South Dakota / Mellette County / Corn Creek Lake
Corn Creek Lake, South Dakota
38.3 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Dakota
43.57 degrees N, 101.21 degrees W - Mellette 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 Corn Creek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 10% of the 533 lakes counted in South Dakota.
- About 70 miles from Pierre, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Feather Lake | Todd | 19 mi | 32.62 acres |
| He Dog Lake | Todd | 21 mi | 54.86 acres |
| Silver Lake | Bennett | 25 mi | 86.24 acres |
| Kadoka Lake | Jackson | 25 mi | 116.39 acres |
| Twin Lakes | Bennett | 26 mi | 132.45 acres |
| White Lake | Bennett | 26 mi | 275.35 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 125224472). Verified October 30, 2026.