Camp Lake (Swift County, Minnesota)

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Camp Lake
Location Swift County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°24′13″N95°23′22″W / 45.40361°N 95.38944°W / 45.40361; -95.38944 Coordinates: 45°24′13″N95°23′22″W / 45.40361°N 95.38944°W / 45.40361; -95.38944
Type Lake
Surface elevation1,142 feet (348 m)

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

Camp Lake was so named for a surveyors' camp established near its shore. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Lake (Swift County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 540.