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The lake was dubbed "Lake Calhoun" by European colonizers. The original name is likely a Dakota translation of the placename given by the Iowa people who inhabited the area until the 16th century. Early settlers and maps call it "Lake Medoza" after another Dakota name for the lake: Bde Bedoza. Big Stone Lake; Blue Earth River; Chippewa River ...
The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. [3] The prevalence of lakes has generated many repeat names. For example, there are more than 200 Mud Lakes, 150 Long Lakes, and 120 Rice Lakes. [4]
Deans Lake (Minnesota) Decker Lake (Le Sueur County, Minnesota) Deer Lake (Itasca County, Minnesota) Deming Lake; Devils Lake (Minnesota) Dewey Lake (St. Louis County, Minnesota) Diamond Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota) Dog Lake (Minnesota) Dogtrot Lake (Minnesota) Donovan Lake; Double Lake; Douglas Lake (Minnesota) Dower Lake
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".
Mission Lakes is a pair of lakes in Crow Wing County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The twin lakes consist of Upper Mission Lake [1] and Lower Mission Lake. [2] The Mission Lakes were named for a nearby Ojibwe mission. [3] Lower Mission Lake drains as Mission Creek into the Mississippi River. [4]
String Lakes is a pair of lakes in Cottonwood County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [ 1 ] The twin lakes were named from the fact their outlines appear like a string.
Swede Lake is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, in the United States. [ 1 ] Several Swedish immigrants settled at Swede Lake, causing its name to be selected.
The Badger Lakes are a pair of lakes in Murray County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The lakes are more precisely known as North Badger Lake [1] and South Badger Lake. [2] These lakes were named for the badgers once seen there. [3]