Lakes / South Dakota / Jackson County / Kadoka Lake
Kadoka Lake, South Dakota
116.39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Dakota
43.82 degrees N, 101.56 degrees W - Jackson 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 Kadoka Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 48% of the 533 lakes counted in South Dakota.
- About 71 miles from Pierre, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waggoner Lake | Haakon | 18 mi | 81.54 acres |
| Corn Creek Lake | Mellette | 25 mi | 38.3 acres |
| Ottumwa Lake | Haakon | 31 mi | 50.41 acres |
| Ferguson Dam | Haakon | 37 mi | 34.84 acres |
| Shearer Lake | Pennington | 38 mi | 50.16 acres |
| White Lake | Bennett | 40 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 128639889). Verified October 30, 2026.