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| name = Sylvan Lake<br />
| image = Sylvan Lake, SD.jpg<br />
| caption = Rock formations near lake<br />
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| location = [[Custer County, South Dakota|Custer County]], [[South Dakota]], [[United States]]<br />
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| outflow = Sunday Gulch Creek<br />
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| area = {{convert|17.3|acre|ha}}<br />
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| shore = 1 mile (1.6 km)<br />
| elevation = {{convert|6145|ft|m}}<br />
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'''Sylvan Lake''' is a lake located in [[Custer State Park]], in the [[Black Hills]] of [[South Dakota]], [[United States]]. It was created in 1891 when Theodore Reder built a dam (the ''Sylvan Lake Water Dam'') across Sunday Gulch Creek.<ref>{{cite web | last =Interactive Hotel Solutions | title =Sylvan Lake Lodge | publisher =Holiday Junction | url =http://holidayjunction.com/property/united_states/south_dakota/sylvan_lake_lodge | access-date =2008-01-11 }}</ref> The lake area offers picnic places, rock climbing, small rental boats, swimming, and hiking trails. It is also popular as a starting point for excursions to [[Black Elk Peak]] and [[Needles (Black Hills)|The Needles]]. A hotel was operated on the shore of the lake in the early 20th century .<ref>[http://www.us-roots.org/gallery/index.php/South-Dakota/S-A-Longenecker/longenecker0096|Historical Postcard], us-roots.com.</ref><br />
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The lake was featured in [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s 2007 film ''[[National Treasure: Book of Secrets]]''. The film made the lake appear to be located directly behind [[Mount Rushmore]] when in reality it is actually five miles southwest of Mount Rushmore.<br />
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Image:Swimmers_at_Sylvan_Lake_01.jpg|Swimming and other activities are popular at Sylvan Lake.<br />
File:Sylvan Lake rock wall.jpg|Rock wall damming the northwest side of Sylvan Lake<br />
File:Sylvan Lake Rocks and Lake.JPG|Path between rocks and lake<br />
File:Sylvan Lake Paddleboat among rocks.jpg|[[Pedalo|Paddleboat]] on the lake<br />
File:Sylvan Lake Water Dam.JPG|View down from Sylvan Lake Water Dam to the Sunday Gulch Creek<br />
File:SylvanLakeCusterStatePark.jpg|A view of Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park, South Dakota.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of South Dakota lakes]]<br />
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