Brule Lake

For other uses, see Brule Lake (disambiguation).
Brule Lake
Location Iron County, Michigan / Forest County, Wisconsin,
United States
Coordinates 46°03′22″N 88°50′20″W / 46.056°N 88.839°W / 46.056; -88.839Coordinates: 46°03′22″N 88°50′20″W / 46.056°N 88.839°W / 46.056; -88.839
Primary outflows Brule River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 2 mi (3.2 km)
Surface area 250 acres (1.0 km2)
Surface elevation 1,552 ft (473 m)
References U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brule Lake

Brule Lake forms part of the border between the States of Michigan and Wisconsin[1] and is the headwater of the Brule River at 46°02′23″N 88°50′59″W / 46.03972°N 88.84972°W / 46.03972; -88.84972.[2]

The source of the name is the Ojibwa name for the river, "Wisakota", meaning burned or burnt, which the French Voyageurs translated as Brûlé.

See also

References

  1. United States Congress (May 1964) [1862]. "29th Congress, 1st Session". In George Minot. Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875. IX. Library of Congress (reprint ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. p. 56. LCCN 98660546. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  2. Rohde, William C. "Wisconsin-Upper Michigan State Boundary Surveys". WSLS Online Library. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors. Archived from the original on November 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-04.


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