Chisago Lake is a lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1] "Chisago" is a name derived from two Ojibwe language words meaning "large" and "beautiful".[2][3]

Chisago Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Chisago Lake
LocationChisago County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°21′37″N 92°52′16″W / 45.36028°N 92.87111°W / 45.36028; -92.87111
Typelake
EtymologyOjibwe language name for the lake

Chisago Lake holds numerous species of fish. Northern pike, largemouth bass, crappie, perch, walleye, and panfish make up the majority of the lake's fish population, although some muskellunge and common carp have also been found in surveys by the DNR.

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chisago Lake
  2. ^ Aiken, Charles Curry; Kane, Joseph Nathan (2005). The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 54. ISBN 9780810850361.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 107.