Lake Platte (South Dakota)

Lake Platte
Location of Lake Platte in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Lake Platte in South Dakota, USA.
Lake Platte
Location of Lake Platte in South Dakota, USA.
Location of Lake Platte in South Dakota, USA.
Lake Platte
LocationCharles Mix County, South Dakota
Coordinates43°23′06″N 98°53′28″W / 43.3849103°N 98.8911087°W / 43.3849103; -98.8911087
Typelake
Surface elevation1,467 feet (447 m)

Lake Platte is a lake in South Dakota, in the United States.[1]

Lake Platte took its name from nearby Platte, South Dakota.[2]

Climate

The average temperature is 10°C . The warmest month is July, at 26°C , and the coldest is January, at −7°C. The average rainfall is 801 mm per year. The wettest month is August, at 110 mm of rain, and the driest is January, at 24 mm.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Platte (South Dakota)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 59.