Minnesota Lake (Faribault County, Minnesota)

Minnesota Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Minnesota Lake was named before the state of Minnesota itself; the name is derived from the Dakota language meaning "slightly whitish water".[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnesota Lake (Faribault County, Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 187.

Coordinates: 43°50′15″N 93°51′39″W / 43.83750°N 93.86083°W / 43.83750; -93.86083


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