Watertown : South Dakota

Watertown is a city in Codington County on the Big Sioux River. The community was named for Watertown, NY.

Watertown is South Dakota's 4th largest city located along I-29 and US 212 in Northeastern South Dakota covering a total area of 59.8 km² (23.1 mi²) of which 39.4 km² (15.2 mi²) of it is land and 20.4 km² (7.9 mi²) of it (34.04%) is water Watertown sits on the Big Sioux River and two major lakes, Lake Pelican and Lake Kampeska. Most of Watertown also sits upon a short plateau.

Elevation: 1739 feet

Land area: 15.2 square miles

Latitude: 44.90 N

Longitude: 97.12 W

Population: 20,265 as on 2005

Local festivals include:

    * Arts Festival
    * Nordefest

Attractions:

    * Bramble Park Zoo
    * Kampeska Heritage Museum
    * Codington County Heritage Museum