Lakes / South Dakota / Lincoln County / Lake Alvin
Lake Alvin, South Dakota
98.35 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Dakota
43.44 degrees N, 96.62 degrees W - Lincoln 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 Lake Alvin Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 533 lakes counted in South Dakota.
- About 9 miles from Sioux Falls, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Lake | Minnehaha | 18 mi | 215.04 acres |
| Fensterman Slough | Minnehaha | 21 mi | 158.39 acres |
| Scotts Slough | Minnehaha | 23 mi | 80.31 acres |
| Grass Lake | Minnehaha | 23 mi | 271.32 acres |
| Mud Lake | Turner | 23 mi | 174.21 acres |
| Rehfeldt Slough | Minnehaha | 24 mi | 52.39 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 130997497). Verified October 30, 2026.