Mission Lakes is a pair of lakes in Crow Wing County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
| Upper Mission Lake | |
|---|---|
  Upper Mission Lake  Upper Mission Lake | |
| Location | Crow Wing County, Minnesota |
| Group | Mission Lakes |
| Coordinates | 46°33′14″N 94°04′24″W / 46.554°N 94.0734°W |
| Type | lake |
| Lower Mission Lake | |
|---|---|
Lower Mission Lake Lower Mission Lake | |
| Location | Crow Wing County, Minnesota |
| Group | Mission Lakes |
| Coordinates | 46°31′58″N 94°06′00″W / 46.5329°N 94.1001°W |
| Type | lake |
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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Mission Lake
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Mission Lake
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 162.
- ^ "Upper Mission Lake".
46°32′32″N 94°4′55″W / 46.54222°N 94.08194°W