Waubay Lake

Waubay Lake
Waubay Lake
LocationDay County, South Dakota
Coordinates45°24′44″N 97°24′04″W / 45.4122°N 97.401°W / 45.4122; -97.401
Typelake
Surface area15,540 acres (6,290 ha)
Average depth13 feet (4.0 m)
Max. depth31 feet (9.4 m)
Surface elevation1,787 feet (545 m)

Waubay Lake is a natural lake in Day County, South Dakota, in the United States. The lake is southeast of nearby Grenville and is predominantly a fishery for walleye and yellow perch.

The lake used to be four distinct lakes - North Waubay, South Waubay, Spring Lake, and Hillebrands - however, rising water levels have connected the four lakes in the late 1990s into the single lake that it is today.

The fish species present in the lake include northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, black bullhead, white bass, common carp, rock bass, black crappie, and lake herring.