Elbow Lake (Grant County, Minnesota)

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Elbow Lake
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Elbow Lake
Location Grant County, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°0.5′N96°0.5′W / 46.0083°N 96.0083°W / 46.0083; -96.0083 Coordinates: 46°0.5′N96°0.5′W / 46.0083°N 96.0083°W / 46.0083; -96.0083
Type lake

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

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History

Elbow Lake was so named because its outline is shaped like an elbow. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elbow Lake (Grant County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 214.