State wildlife / game area · South Dakota

Watershed Lake

Watershed Lake is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 79 acres in Lincoln County, South Dakota (State wildlife / game area), managed by a South Dakota state agency (PAD-US category: state fish and wildlife agency). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.

Approximate outline (north up) from simplified PAD-US boundaries

79acres (approx.)

State: fish and wildlife agencymanager

Open accessPAD-US access

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Area details

Approx. size	79 acres
Manager	South Dakota state agency (PAD-US category: state fish and wildlife agency)
Manager type	State
Designation	State Recreation Area
Public access (PAD-US)	Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).”
County	Lincoln County
Reference point	43.17782, -96.53222 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Source records	1 PAD-US record combined

Before you hunt here

Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with South Dakota Game Fish and Parks. This site does not list regulations.
Managing agency: South Dakota Game Fish and Parks
Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.

Nearby public land (within 30 miles)

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Pattee Creek
368 acres · 2.6 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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228 acres · 3.2 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Oak Ridge Game Production Area
609 acres · 3.2 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Mckee
244 acres · 3.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Rollings
45 acres · 4.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Johnson
150 acres · 5 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area · Iowa
Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area
1,381 acres · 8.5 mi away
State: department of natural resources
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Petry Harmelink
307 acres · 13.4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Cut Off Bend
88 acres · 16.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Worthing
120 acres · 16.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access

Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.

Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Watershed Lake” in South Dakota combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.