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Horseshoe Lake

Day County, South Dakota607 acresView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SD DANR for this lake.

Area
607 acres
Surface area
  • Public access
  • Limited data

Horseshoe Lake in Day County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 607 acres.

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Horseshoe Lake is a 607-acre lake in Day County, South Dakota. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, SD DANR. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Horseshoe Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Horseshoe Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Horseshoe Lake

These are the measurements SD DANR publishes for Horseshoe Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data.

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Lake Details

Surface area

607 acres

Public access

Yes

Listed by SD DANR

No bathymetric survey has been published for Horseshoe Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

1
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
  • Horseshoe Public Water AccessPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Frequently asked questions about Horseshoe Lake

Where is Horseshoe Lake?

Horseshoe Lake is a lake in Day County, South Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by SD DANR and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Horseshoe Lake?

Horseshoe Lake in Day County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 607 acres.

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Is Horseshoe Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Are there boat ramps on Horseshoe Lake?

Horseshoe Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Horseshoe Public Water Access. Public access is listed as yes.

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Can I fish at Horseshoe Lake?

Horseshoe Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by South Dakota's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Horseshoe Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.

Other records on this page

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory