Buffalo Lakes

Buffalo Lakes is a lake chain in South Dakota, in the United States. Buffalo Lake is a large, permanent, natural lake with complex morphometry located in Marshall County, South Dakota. The main entrance to South Buffalo and Almos Lakes, then passes through a chain of Coteau Lakes before eventually flows into the James River. The buffalo lakes include the North Buffalo lake and the South Buffalo lake. The South Buffalo lake has five unnamed tributaries that flow to the North Buffalo lake. Buffalo Lakes takes its name from Buffalo Township. The nearest city to this lake is Long hollow, South Dakota.

South Buffalo lake
This is a lake with a max depth of 3.6576 meters (12 feet) and a surface area of 1780 acres. The shoreline is 27.8 miles.

North Buffalo lake
This is similar to South Buffalo lake. It is 3.6576 meters deep at its maximum (12 feet) and a surface area of 1780 acres. The shoreline of this lake is 27.8 miles.

Fishing
Nowadays South Buffalo Lake is mainly used for bluegill, northern pike, walleye and yellow perch fishery. In total, 13 species of fish have been sampled in Buffalo Lake.