Lakes / South Dakota / Hand County / Wall Lake
Wall Lake, Hand County, South Dakota
258.47 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - South Dakota
44.26 degrees N, 99.01 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 Wall Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 70% of the 533 lakes counted in South Dakota.
- About 67 miles from Pierre, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake | Hand | 4.7 mi | 553.76 acres |
| Cottonwood Lake | Jerauld | 13 mi | 100.57 acres |
| Pearl Lake | Hand | 14 mi | 25.2 acres |
| Jones Lake | Hand | 15 mi | 98.84 acres |
| Long Lake | Jerauld | 16 mi | 298.26 acres |
| Lake Boehm | Hyde | 20 mi | 54.61 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Wall Lake
How Big Is Wall Lake?
Wall Lake covers 258.47 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 144271054). Verified October 30, 2026.