Clear Lake, South Dakota

About Clear Lake

Clear Lake is a small town in eastern South Dakota, home to 1,201 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Clear Lake is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 365 residents per square mile.

📰 Clear Lake News Today

• South Dakota board approves $2.4M tax rebate to assist defense contractor’s Clear Lake expansion South Dakota Searchlight · Jul 8
• Defense Corporation Breaks Ground on $90M Ammunition Facility in Clear Lake, South Dakota Northeast Radio SD · Jun 24
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Clear Lake, 57226, Altamont, South Dakota - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 26
• One data center project ‘unchanged’ while another ‘doesn’t make sense’ after rejected incentives The Mighty 790 KFGO · Apr 3
• Arlington Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Deuel MaxPreps · Oct 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest South Dakota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Clear Lake Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Clear Lake — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Clear Lake

• Sports Page

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Clear Lake

• Lake Sutton State Public Shooting Areas reviews ★
• Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area reviews ★
• Ulven Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Clear Lake

• Clear Lake Elementary - 02
• Clear Lake Middle School - 04
• Deuel High School - 01

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Clear Lake

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