Enemy Swim Lake is a lake in the glacial lake region of northeastern South Dakota located on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in Day County, United States. Its coordinates are 45°26′22″N 97°15′58″W / 45.4394°N 97.2662°W and the elevation is 1,854 feet (565 meters).
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  Enemy Swim Lake Enemy Swim Lake is a small lake at the top right-hand corner of the map, on the right to a larger, more visible, lake. | |
| Location | Waubay Township, Day and Roberts counties, Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, South Dakota, United States[1] |
| Coordinates | 45°26′22″N 97°15′58″W / 45.4394°N 97.2662°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 1,854 ft (565 m) |
Enemy Swim Lake's name is an accurate preservation of its native Sioux name, recalling an incident when Native Americans had to swim across the lake to escape their enemy.[2]
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edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enemy Swim Lake
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 25.
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