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Sylvan Lake is a lake located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. It was created in 1891 when Theodore Reder built a dam (the Sylvan Lake Water Dam) across Sunday Gulch Creek.[2] The lake area offers picnic places, rock climbing, small rental boats, swimming, and hiking trails. It is also popular as a starting point for excursions to Black Elk Peak and The Needles. A hotel was operated on the shore of the lake in the early 20th century .[3]

Sylvan Lake
Rock formations near lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
LocationCuster County, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates43°50′44.52″N 103°33′48.57″W
Primary outflowsSunday Gulch Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area17.3 acres (7.0 ha)[1]
Average depth12.8 feet (3.9 m)[1]
Max. depth30 feet (9.1 m)[1]
Shore length11 mile (1.6 km)
Surface elevation6,145 feet (1,873 m)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
 
Southwestern South Dakota
Sculptures
Geologic and natural history
  • Badlands (National park)
  • The Mammoth Site
  • Needles
  • Spearfish Canyon
Mountains
Caves
  • Wind Cave (National park)
  • Jewel Cave (National monument)
Forests and wildernesses
  • Custer (State Park)
  • Black Hills (National Forest)
  • Black Elk (Wilderness)
  • Buffalo Gap (National Grassland)
Lakes
Scenic byways
  • Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
  • Spearfish Canyon
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The lake was featured in Disney's 2007 film National Treasure: Book of Secrets. The film made the lake appear to be located directly behind Mount Rushmore when in reality it is actually five miles southwest of Mount Rushmore.


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References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sylvan Lake, South Dakota.
  1. "Sylvan Lake - Custer County, South Dakota". lake-link.com. 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  2. Interactive Hotel Solutions. "Sylvan Lake Lodge". Holiday Junction. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  3. Postcard, us-roots.com.


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[de] Sylvan Lake (South Dakota)

Der Sylvan Lake ist einer von fünf Seen im Custer State Park in den Black Hills im US-Bundesstaat South Dakota.[1] Der See entstand im Jahr 1881, als Theodore Reder, der Erbauer und Besitzer der Sylvan Lake Lodge, den Sunday Gulch Creek mit einer Mauer staute.[2] Der etwa 10 Meter hohe Sylvan Lake Water Dam befindet sich an der engsten Stelle der umgebenden Berge auf der nordwestlichen Seeseite.
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