Mutske Lake, or Mutzke Lake or Matzke Lake, is a lake in Campbell County, South Dakota, in the United States.[1] It is impounded by the Matzke Lake Dam.[2]

Mutske Lake
Location of Mutske Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Mutske Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Mutske Lake
Location of Mutske Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Mutske Lake in South Dakota, USA.
Mutske Lake
LocationCampbell County, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates45°48′19″N 99°45′51″W / 45.80528°N 99.76417°W / 45.80528; -99.76417
TypeLake

The dam was named in honor of Berthold Matzke, a pioneer who settled at the lake. It covered 100 acres in 1940.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mutske Lake
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matzke Lake Dam
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 48.