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Roberds Lake is a lake in Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] Roberds Lake was named after William Roberds, who was told by other early settlers that if he swam across the lake, they would name it after them. He was also a pioneer who started a mill near the lake in 1855. [2]
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From the Ojibwe language Gojijiing (Place of inlets), which was the Cree name for Rainy Lake and Rainy River. 11,751: 3,102.36 sq mi (8,035 km 2) Lac qui Parle County: 073: Madison: 1871: Redwood County: French phrase meaning "lake which talks". 6,630: 764.87 sq mi (1,981 km 2) Lake County: 075: Two Harbors: 1856: Itasca County: Lake Superior ...
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota.Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [1] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2]
Porter Reservoir (Alternate names: Dillon's Pond, Lake O'Lena, Lake Porter) 827,640 1,020,879 Unnamed tributary of North Branch Yellow Medicine River Flood control; public recreation; water supply; wildlife Fales-VanHyfte/Lake John Dam Yellow Medicine Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) 1981 45 13.72 Fales-VanHyfte/Lake John Reservoir
At an elevation of 965 feet (294 m), it is South Dakota's lowest point. Big Stone Lake is the source of the Minnesota River, which flows 332 miles (534 km) to the Mississippi River. Flow from the lake to the Minnesota River is regulated by the Big Stone Lake Dam, built in 1937 at the lake's southern end.
Ryan Lake, in the city's north, sits partially in Minneapolis and partially in neighboring Robbinsdale. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Certain other bodies of water are counted on some lists of Minneapolitan lakes, though they may fall outside the city limits or cover fewer than five acres.
The Bois de Sioux River (/ ˌ b ɔɪ z d ə ˈ s uː / BOYZ də SOO) drains Lake Traverse, the southernmost body of water in the Hudson Bay watershed of North America.It is a tributary of the Red River of the North and defines part of the western border of the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the eastern borders of North Dakota and South Dakota.