Mission Lakes is a pair of lakes in Crow Wing County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Upper Mission Lake
Location of Upper Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Upper Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Upper Mission Lake
Location of Upper Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Upper Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Upper Mission Lake
LocationCrow Wing County, Minnesota
GroupMission Lakes
Coordinates46°33′14″N 94°04′24″W / 46.554°N 94.0734°W / 46.554; -94.0734
Typelake
Lower Mission Lake
Location of Lower Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Lower Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Lower Mission Lake
Location of Lower Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Lower Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Lower Mission Lake
LocationCrow Wing County, Minnesota
GroupMission Lakes
Coordinates46°31′58″N 94°06′00″W / 46.5329°N 94.1001°W / 46.5329; -94.1001
Typelake

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

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Mission Lake
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Mission Lake
  3. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 162.
  4. ^ "Upper Mission Lake".

46°32′32″N 94°4′55″W / 46.54222°N 94.08194°W / 46.54222; -94.08194