Garden Lake is a lake in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[2]
Garden Lake | |
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Location | northeast Minnesota |
Coordinates | 47°55′21″N 91°45′03″W / 47.9225°N 91.7508°W |
Type | natural freshwater lake |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | No definite length agreed upon, since Garden Lake joins Farm Lake |
Max. width | 1.58 miles (2.54 km) |
Surface elevation | 1,391 feet (424 m)[1] |
Islands | numerous islands and islets |
Garden Lake was named from the fact the Ojibwe Indians planted their crops there.[3] Garden Lake is connected to Fall Lake by a short stream.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fishingworks website, at https://www.fishingworks.com/minnesota/lake-mn/lake/garden-lake-7/ .
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garden Lake
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 296.
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 294.