Lake Alvin
Lake Alvin is an artificial lake in Lincoln County, South Dakota between Harrisburg, South Dakota and Granite, Iowa. The lake is formed by a dam on Nine Mile Creek just before it enters the Big Sioux River, east of Harrisburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shindler and Harrisburg.
Shindler
Hamlet
Shindler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 607 at the 2020 census.
Harrisburg
Town
Harrisburg is a city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States and is a suburb of Sioux Falls. The population was 6,732 at the 2020 census. Rapid growth in Lincoln County has led city officials to estimate Harrisburg’s population at approximately 12,000 as recent as February 2026.
Granite
Hamlet
Granite is an unincorporated community in Sioux Township, Lyon County, Iowa, United States, near the historic Blood Run Site and the Gitchie Manitou State Preserve.
Lake Alvin
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Lincoln, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.43755° or 43° 26′ 15″ north
Longitude
-96.62185° or 96° 37′ 19″ west
Elevation
1,309 feet (399 metres)
Open location code
86M5C9QH+27
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Alvin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Alvin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Alvin (tubiganan)”
- Cebuano: “Lake Alvin”
- French: “Lake Alvin”
- Welsh: “Llyn Alvin”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Alvin Beach and Ninemile Creek State Shooting Area.
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