THE LAKE BENTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Big Sioux Basin setting.
Lake Benton township has 33.8 square miles of land in Lincoln County. Its Census reference point is in Big Sioux Basin, within Northern Glaciated Plains.
Flat to gently rolling glacial terrain supports a prairie transition between taller and shorter grasses. Many temporary and seasonal wetlands occupy depressions left in the glacial landscape.
Regional context: Northern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lake Benton and Lincoln County
Lake Benton is associated with Lincoln County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lake Benton by land and water
The Census records 0.57 square miles of water within Lake Benton, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Lincoln County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lake Benton township has 10.5 times the land area of nearby Lake Benton city (3.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

