Green Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)

For Green Lake in Chisago County, see Green Lake (Chisago City, Minnesota).
Green Lake in Spicer, MN
Green Lake
Location Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°14′50″N 94°54′30″W / 45.24722°N 94.90833°W / 45.24722; -94.90833Coordinates: 45°14′50″N 94°54′30″W / 45.24722°N 94.90833°W / 45.24722; -94.90833
Basin countries United States
Surface area 5,560 acres (22.5 km2)
Surface elevation 353 m (1,158 ft)

Green Lake is a lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.[1] The lake has a surface area of 5,560.65 acres (22.5032 km2).[2]

Green Lake was named in the 1850s for its greenish color of its water.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Green Lake www.dnr.state.mn.us
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 270.


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