Lakes / South Dakota / Hand County / Spring Lake
Spring Lake, Hand County, South Dakota
553.76 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Dakota
44.27 degrees N, 98.92 degrees W - Hand 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 Spring Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 533 lakes counted in South Dakota.
- The largest lake in Hand County among those counted.
- About 71 miles from Pierre, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Lake | Hand | 4.7 mi | 258.47 acres |
| Cottonwood Lake | Jerauld | 9.5 mi | 100.57 acres |
| Long Lake | Jerauld | 12 mi | 298.26 acres |
| Pearl Lake | Hand | 13 mi | 25.2 acres |
| Jones Lake | Hand | 14 mi | 98.84 acres |
| Bakers Lake | Jerauld | 20 mi | 38.55 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Spring Lake
How Big Is Spring Lake?
Spring Lake covers 553.76 acres in Hand County, South Dakota.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hand County?
Spring Lake is the largest lake in Hand County, at 553.76 acres.
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 144270421). Verified October 30, 2026.