Lakes / South Dakota / Gregory County / Lake Burch
Lake Burch, South Dakota
110.46 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Dakota
43.39 degrees N, 99.49 degrees W - Gregory 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 Burch Stacks Up
- Larger than 46% of the 533 lakes counted in South Dakota.
- The largest lake in Gregory County among those counted.
- About 80 miles from Pierre, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Lake | Tripp | 15 mi | 86.5 acres |
| Hamill Dam Reservoir | Tripp | 17 mi | 34.1 acres |
| Academy Lake | Charles Mix | 20 mi | 32.37 acres |
| Lake Francis Case | Charles Mix | 20 mi | 82,166.92 acres |
| Lambert Lake | Tripp | 21 mi | 59.84 acres |
| Dog Ear Lake | Tripp | 26 mi | 241.02 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 148209232). Verified October 30, 2026.