Lake Byron is a lake in Beadle County, South Dakota

Beadle County, South Dakota

Beadle County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,398. Its county seat is Huron.Beadle County is the only county in the Huron Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, U.S.

United States

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; it is fed by Foster Creek and feeds out to the James River

James River (Dakotas)

The James River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 710 mi long, draning an area of in the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota...

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Fish

Species of game fish in the lake include walleye

Walleye

Walleye is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European pikeperch...

, yellow perch

Yellow perch

The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...

, and black crappies. The lake also supports populations of Northern pike

Northern Pike

The northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...

, black bullheads

Black bullhead

The black bullhead, Ameiurus melas, is a species of bullhead catfish. Like other bullhead catfish, it has the ability to thrive in waters that are low in oxygen, brackish, turbid and/or very warm. It also has barbels located near its mouth, a broad head, spiny fins and no scales...

, and common carp

Common carp

The Common carp is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive...

. The lake is relatively shallow, and a number of winter-related fish kills have occurred there.

Lake Byron contains a public access boat ramp and is the location of 'Byron Bible Camp'.

See also

• List of lakes in South Dakota
• Bethel Church
  Bethel Church (Yale, South Dakota)
  Bethel Church is a Mennonite Brethren Church in rural Yale, South Dakota, a Member of the Central District of the Mennonite Brethren Church. Their mission statement is "Working together for growing God's family, a place where integrity is honored, training is valued, compassion is expected, and...