Waneta (ca. 1795–1848) was a Yanktonai Dakota chief. Waneta and Wahneta may also refer to: People Waneta Hoyt (1946–1998), American serial killer Places Wahneta, Florida, U.S. Waneta, Kentucky, U.S. Waneta, West Virginia, U.S. Waneta Lake, New York, U.S. Waneta, British Columbia, Canada Waneta Dam, on the Pend d'Oreille River in British Columbia, Canada Ships Wahneta (YT-1), a United States Navy yard tug in commission from 1893 to 1920 USS Wahneta (YT-134), a United States Navy yard tug in commission from 1939 to 1946 USS Waneta (YT-384), a United States Navy harbor tug