Big Stone Lake

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Big Stone Lake is a long, narrow border lake between Minnesota and South Dakota that serves as the headwaters of the Minnesota River and is popular for fishing and recreation.

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Big Stone Lake canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border lake
lake
averageDepth about 16 feet
country United States
damCompletedIn 1937
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 965 feet
hasBoatAccess multiple public boat launches
hasCampground Big Stone Lake State Park campground
Hartford Beach State Park campground
hasCityOnShore Big Stone City, South Dakota
Hartford Beach, South Dakota
Ortonville, Minnesota
hasDam Big Stone Lake Dam
hasProtectedAreaOnShore Big Stone Lake State Park
Hartford Beach State Park
hasRecreationalTrail Big Stone Lake State Park trails
inflow Little Minnesota River
length about 26 miles
locatedIn Minnesota
South Dakota
locatedInCounty Big Stone County, Minnesota
Grant County, South Dakota
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
Roberts County, South Dakota
locatedInRegion Upper Midwest
locatedInWatershed Mississippi River watershed
locatedOnBorderBetween Minnesota
South Dakota
managingAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
maximumDepth about 35 feet
maximumWidth about 1 mile
mouthOf Minnesota River
nameOrigin named for large granite outcrops in the area
outflow Minnesota River
partOf Minnesota River basin
popularFishSpecies black crappie
bluegill
largemouth bass
northern pike
walleye
white bass
yellow perch
reservoirCreatedBy Big Stone Lake Dam
sourceOf Minnesota River
surfaceArea about 12,610 acres
usedFor boating
camping
recreation
sport fishing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minnesota River sourceLocation Big Stone Lake
Milbank, South Dakota hasNearbyWaterBody Big Stone Lake