Severance Lake

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Severance Lake
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Severance Lake
Location Sibley County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°40′54″N94°7′15″W / 44.68167°N 94.12083°W / 44.68167; -94.12083 Coordinates: 44°40′54″N94°7′15″W / 44.68167°N 94.12083°W / 44.68167; -94.12083
Type lake

Severance Lake is a lake in Sibley County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

Severance Lake was named for Martin Juan Severance, a state legislator. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Severance Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  521.