Clear Lake South Dakota Map

About Clear Lake, South Dakota

Clear Lake is a locality in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,218. The population density is 155.2 people per km². Clear Lake is located at 44.7563°N, 96.6902°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clear Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 57247, 57226.

Clear Lake marks a quiet intersection of prairie and sky where the horizon stretches flat and unrelenting toward the edge of sight. It lies 56.6 miles north-northwest of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 348°T), and is situated 14.8 miles west of Sisseton. The landscape around Clear Lake is defined by the subtle, glacial heave of the plains, a vast expanse of earth that holds the light of late afternoon in long, deepening amber bars. To the southeast, the terrain softens into the gentle, uneven ground that leads toward the distant rise of Six Mile Hill, while the water of the lake itself remains a mirror for the shifting clouds. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the wind moves across the grasses with a steady, hushed pressure, carrying the scent of dry soil and the sharp, clean chill of the coming night.

Agriculture forms the fundamental pulse of Clear Lake, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured in the planting and harvest of grain across the surrounding fields. The local economy remains anchored to the land, supported by the quiet industry of those who work the soil and maintain the infrastructure of the surrounding townships. Visitors often seek out the Clear Lake Wildlife Management Area to observe the seasonal migration of birds, a movement that brings a brief, intense vitality to the stillness of the region. Further afield, the path of Munson Creek serves as a slow, winding vein through the countryside, and the distant, rugged depression of Myer Gulch serves as a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this territory long before the first homesteads were established.

About This Clear Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clear Lake, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.75629, -96.690239. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clear Lake includes the ZIP code (57247, 57226), telephone area code (605), county seat of Marshall County (Britton), and school district assignment (Deuel School District 19-4).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.