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Lakes Near Watertown, South Dakota

216 counted South Dakota lakes sit within 60 miles of Watertown - the largest is Lake Thompson at 13,887.93 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Thompson	Kingsbury	47 mi	13,887.93 acres	-
Lake Traverse	Roberts	59 mi	10,747.48 acres	-
Lake Poinsett	Hamlin	22 mi	9,794.52 acres	-
Bitter Lake	Day	28 mi	7,865.28 acres	-
Dry Lake Number Two	Clark	29 mi	6,441.66 acres	-
Waubay Lake	Day	39 mi	5,577.3 acres	-
Lake Kampeska	Codington	5 mi	5,066.63 acres	-
Lake Whitewood	Kingsbury	40 mi	4,465.31 acres	-
Lake Albert	Kingsbury	25 mi	3,655.43 acres	-
Lake Marsh	Hamlin	19 mi	3,025.76 acres	-
Pelican Lake	Codington	4 mi	2,801.19 acres	-
Long Lake	Codington	14 mi	2,488.72 acres	-
Dry Lake Number One	Clark	28 mi	2,460.51 acres	-
South Waubay Lake	Day	37 mi	2,334.9 acres	-
Lake Henry	Kingsbury	43 mi	2,226.79 acres	-
Enemy Swim Lake	Day	38 mi	2,170.08 acres	-
Long Lake	Day	31 mi	2,062.06 acres	-
Buffalo Lakes	Marshall	50 mi	1,986.48 acres	-
Goose Lake	Codington	9 mi	1,947.84 acres	-
Roy Lake	Marshall	57 mi	1,926.19 acres	-
Lake Byron	Beadle	55 mi	1,798.43 acres	-
Lake Sinai	Brookings	44 mi	1,789.59 acres	-
Opitz Lake	Marshall	51 mi	1,664.01 acres	-
Grass Lake	Codington	18 mi	1,610.14 acres	-
Parsons Pass	Marshall	55 mi	1,582.71 acres	-
Lake Hendricks	Brookings	43 mi	1,528.59 acres	-
Blue Dog Lake	Day	33 mi	1,495.48 acres	-
Goose Lake	Day	26 mi	1,483.14 acres	-
Rush Lake	Day	34 mi	1,462.86 acres	-
Solomon Slough	Day	29 mi	1,289.82 acres	-
Lake Saint John	Hamlin	23 mi	1,271.11 acres	-
Clear Lake	Marshall	56 mi	1,198.96 acres	-
Piyas Lake	Marshall	49 mi	1,154.97 acres	-
Lake Tetonkaha	Brookings	32 mi	1,126.56 acres	-
Spirit Lake	Kingsbury	37 mi	1,066.01 acres	-
Lake Alice	Deuel	24 mi	1,058.09 acres	-
Reid Lake	Clark	32 mi	1,045.61 acres	-
Drywood Lakes	Roberts	46 mi	1,026.97 acres	-
Pickerel Lake	Day	42 mi	995.09 acres	-
Spring Lake	Day	37 mi	984.22 acres	-
Lake Nicholson	Codington	15 mi	946.66 acres	-
Swan Lake	Clark	27 mi	936.31 acres	-
Round Lake	Deuel	15 mi	931.09 acres	-
Lake Oakwood	Brookings	33 mi	866.35 acres	-
Fish Lake	Deuel	37 mi	737.12 acres	-
Lake Norden	Hamlin	21 mi	711.66 acres	-
Clear Lake	Hamlin	10 mi	705.73 acres	-
Wigdale Lake	Deuel	16 mi	692.39 acres	-
Sumner Slough	Codington	13 mi	682.25 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Codington	12 mi	642.97 acres	-
Campbell Slough	Day	37 mi	638.41 acres	-
Baxter Slough	Hamlin	13 mi	637.45 acres	-
South Red Iron Lake	Marshall	54 mi	623.94 acres	-
Wolf Slough	Codington	12 mi	620.4 acres	-
Minnewasta Lake	Day	36 mi	609.61 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Day	33 mi	607.13 acres	-
Cottonwood Lake	Codington	15 mi	594.85 acres	-
Antelope Lake	Day	32 mi	574.37 acres	-
Clear Lake	Deuel	25 mi	527.57 acres	-
Lake Badger	Kingsbury	30 mi	496.19 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 216 counted lakes within 60 miles of Watertown.

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.