Lake Minnewaska (Minnesota)

Lake Minnewaska is a lake in Pope County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] The cities of Glenwood and Starbuck are located along the lake. It is part of the watershed of the Minnesota River via Outlet Creek, Lake Emily, and an unnamed channel that flows from Lake Emily to the Chippewa River.[2]

Lake Minnewaska
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Lake Minnewaska
LocationPope County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°36′42″N 95°26′47″W
Typelake
Lake Minnewaska

Minnewaska is a name derived from the Dakota language meaning "whitecaps".[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Minnewaska (Minnesota)
  2. "The National Map". viewer.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Williamson, John (1992). An English-Dakota DictionarySignificance. American Tract Society. p. 432.


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