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Sylvan Lake
Rock formations near lake
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Location	Custer County, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates	43°50′44.52″N 103°33′48.57″W / 43.8457000°N 103.5634917°W / 43.8457000; -103.5634917
Primary outflows	Sunday Gulch Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	17.3 acres (7.0 ha)
Average depth	12.8 feet (3.9 m)
Max. depth	30 feet (9.1 m)
Shore length	1 mile (1.6 km)
Surface elevation	6,145 feet (1,873 m)
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Southwestern South Dakota
Sculptures
Mount Rushmore (National memorial) Crazy Horse
Geologic and natural history
Badlands (National park) The Mammoth Site Needles Spearfish Canyon
Mountains
Black Hills Bear Butte (National Historic Landmark) Black Elk Peak
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
Sylvan Pactola
Scenic byways
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway Spearfish Canyon
Historic sites
Minuteman Missile (National Historic Site)
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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. 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 .

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.

• Swimming and other activities are popular at Sylvan Lake.
• Rock wall damming the northwest side of Sylvan Lake
• Path between rocks and lake
• Paddleboat on the lake
• View down from Sylvan Lake Water Dam to the Sunday Gulch Creek
• A view of Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park, South Dakota.

See also

• List of South Dakota lakes

References

1. Interactive Hotel Solutions. "Sylvan Lake Lodge". Holiday Junction. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
2. Postcard, us-roots.com.

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