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Enemy Swim Lake
Enemy Swim Lake is located in South Dakota
Enemy Swim Lake
Enemy Swim Lake
Location in South Dakota
Location Waubay Township, Day and Roberts counties, Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates 45°26′22″N 97°15′58″W / 45.4394°N 97.2662°W / 45.4394; -97.2662
Basin countries United States
Surface elevation 1,854 ft (565 m)

Enemy Swim Lake is a lake in the glacial lake region of northeastern South Dakota located on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in Day County, United States. Its coordinates are 45°26′22″N 97°15′58″W / 45.4394°N 97.2662°W / 45.4394; -97.2662 and the elevation is 1854 feet (565 meters).

Enemy Swim Lake's name is an accurate preservation of its native Sioux name, recalling an incident when Indians had to swim across the lake to escape their enemy.

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