Ballantyne Lake

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Ballantyne Lake
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Ballantyne Lake
Location Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates 44°12′43″N93°50′08″W / 44.21194°N 93.83556°W / 44.21194; -93.83556 Coordinates: 44°12′43″N93°50′08″W / 44.21194°N 93.83556°W / 44.21194; -93.83556
Primary inflows creek from Duck Lake
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area350 acres (1 km2) [1]
Max. depth58 ft (18 m) [1]
Surface elevation1,014 ft (309 m) [1]
Frozenannually, in winter

Ballantyne Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

Ballantyne Lake was named for James Ballantyne, an early settler. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballantyne Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  65.