Winkler Lake

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Winkler Lake
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Winkler Lake
Location Carver County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°47′24″N93°49′57″W / 44.79000°N 93.83250°W / 44.79000; -93.83250 Coordinates: 44°47′24″N93°49′57″W / 44.79000°N 93.83250°W / 44.79000; -93.83250
Type lake

Winkler Lake is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

Winkler Lake was named for Ignatz Wiknler, an early settler. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winkler Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  85.