Birch Lake (Cass County, Minnesota)

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Birch Lake
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Birch Lake
Location Cass County, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°3′0″N93°52′20″W / 47.05000°N 93.87222°W / 47.05000; -93.87222 Coordinates: 47°3′0″N93°52′20″W / 47.05000°N 93.87222°W / 47.05000; -93.87222
Type Lake
Surface elevation1,312 feet (400 m)

Birch Lake is a lake in Cass County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

Birch Lake is an English translation of the native Ojibwe-language name. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch Lake (Cass County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 87.