Red Iron Lake
| Red Iron Lake | |
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  Red Iron Lake Location within South Dakota | |
Interactive map of Red Iron Lake | |
| Location | Marshall County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | Lakes |
| Etymology | Chief Red Iron |
| Part of | Clear and Red Iron Lakes Sub-watershed |
| South and North Buffalo Lakes | |
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Surface area |
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Average depth | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Max. depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Surface elevation | 1,828 ft (557 m) |
Red Iron Lake is a natural lake group in Marshall County, South Dakota, in the United States. It consists of North Red Iron Lake[1] and South Red Iron Lake.[2]
Both lakes are regularly stocked with several species of fish, including black bullhead, northern pike, and yellow perch and sport fish such as walleye, black bass (i.e., largemouth and smallmouth bass), and panfish (e.g., bluegill). South Red Iron Lake is managed as a northern pike, walleye and yellow perch fishery.[3]
Etymology
Red Iron Lake has the name of a Native American chieftain.[4] The name of the lakes is derived from a theory that the name of this chieftain was Máza Ṡa (Red Iron), but in the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux his name is recorded as "Sounding Iron" or Máza S'a.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Red Iron Lake
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Red Iron Lake
- ↑ "South Red Iron Lake" (PDF). South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 61.
- ↑ Durand, Paul (1994). Okizu Wakpa: Where the Waters Gather and the Rivers Meet: An Atlas of the Eastern Sioux. Prior Lake, Minnesota: Durand. p. 49. ISBN 9780964146907.