Red Iron Lake is a natural lake group in Marshall County, South Dakota, in the United States. It consists of North Red Iron Lake and South Red Iron Lake.
Both lakes are regularly stocked with several species of fish, including black bullhead, northern pike, and yellow perch and sport fish such as walleye, black bass (i.e., largemouth and smallmouth bass), and panfish (e.g., bluegill). South Red Iron Lake is managed as a northern pike, walleye and yellow perch fishery.
Etymology Red Iron Lake has the name of a Native American chieftain. The name of the lakes is derived from a theory that the name of this chieftain was Máza Ṡa (Red Iron), but in the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux his name is recorded as "Sounding Iron" or Máza S'a.
See also List of lakes in South Dakota
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