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Devils Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of North Dakota.It is the largest natural body of water and the second-largest body of water in North Dakota after Lake Sakakawea.It can reach a level of 1,458 ft (444 m) before naturally flowing into the Sheyenne River via the Tolna Coulee.
Following the conclusion of the Dakota War of 1862, several displaced Dakota people (who now form the Spirit Lake Tribe) had been relocated to the area around Devils Lake. During the mid-1860s, Major General John Pope had put forth plans to create a line of forts across the newly formed Dakota Territory. One of these was to be located on the ...
The present site of Devils Lake was, historically, a territory of the Dakota people. However, the Sisseton, Wahpeton, and Cut-Head bands of the Dakotas were relocated to the Spirit Lake Reservation as a result of the 1867 treaty between the United States and the Dakota that established a reservation for those who had not been forcibly relocated to Crow Creek Reservation in what is now South ...
Devils Lake, North Dakota, U.S. Devils Lake station; Lakes ... Devil's Lake State Park (disambiguation) Devils Lake Sioux Tribe, ...
Formed Removed Notes ND 1 — — South Dakota state line: Canadian border: 1926: c. 1927: became part of US 81 ND 1: 230.443: 370.862 SD-37 near Ludden: PTH 31 in Maida: 1927: current ND 2 — — South Dakota state line: US 85 at Alexander: 1926: c. 1927
Sep. 8—DEVILS LAKE — Walleye populations in Devils Lake remain near record levels, and perch and white bass are also doing well, results from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual ...
The name "Devils Lake" is a calque of the Dakota words mni (water) wak’áŋ (literally "pure source", also translated as "spirit" or "sacred"). [5] The Dakota consider it holy because they believe it is the home of the underwater serpent Unktehi. [3] The Dakota name is reflected in the name of the Spirit Lake Tribe and the nearby town of ...
Devil's Lake State Park may refer to the following: Devils Lake State Parks (North Dakota), consisting of: Grahams Island State Park; Black Tiger Bay State Recreation Area; Devils Lake State Recreation Area in Oregon, formerly known as Devil's Lake State Park; Devil's Lake State Park (Wisconsin)