| Elk Lake | |
|---|---|
  Elk Lake | |
| Location | Grant County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45°52′2″N95°48′17″W / 45.86722°N 95.80472°W Coordinates: 45°52′2″N95°48′17″W / 45.86722°N 95.80472°W |
| Type | lake |
Elk Lake is a lake in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]
Elk Lake was named for the elk seen there by pioneer settlers. [2]
Todd County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 24,895. Its county seat is Long Prairie.
Sherburne County is a county in Central Minnesota. At the 2010 United States Census, the population was 88,499. The county seat is Elk River.
Morrison County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 33,198. Its county seat is Little Falls.
Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 6,018. Its county seat is Elbow Lake.
Grant Valley Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,029 at the 2010 census, up from 1,450 at the 2000 census. Grant Valley Township was named from its location in the valley of Grant Creek.
Elk Lake Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census.
Elk Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 284 at the 2000 census.
Elk River is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States, about 34 miles northwest of Minneapolis. It is situated at the confluence of the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. The population was 22,974 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat. The city's population exceeded 20,000 as of year 2005. U.S. Highways 10 and 169 and State Highway 101 are three of the main routes in Elk River, and a station on the Northstar Commuter Rail line to downtown Minneapolis is located in the city. Elk River is located 33.2 miles northwest of Minneapolis and 37.4 miles southeast of St. Cloud.
Lake Itasca is a small glacial lake approximately 1.8 square miles in area. It is notable for being the headwaters of the Mississippi River, and is located in southeastern Clearwater County, in the Headwaters area of north central Minnesota. The lake is within Itasca State Park and has an average depth of 20 to 35 feet (6–11 m), and is 1,475 ft (450 m) above sea level.
The Schoolcraft River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in northern Minnesota in the United States. Although short, it is considered as the first major tributary of the Mississippi, since it is the first river that joins the Mississippi below its source that is nearly the same size as the Mississippi itself. The river is named after Henry Schoolcraft, who mapped the region and discovered nearby Lake Itasca as the source of the Mississippi in 1831. Its name in the Ojibwe language is Ozaawindibe-ziibi, named after Ozaawindib who guided Schoolcraft to the nearby Omashkoozo-zaaga'igan, which Schoolcraft then named Lake Itasca. Prior to being named for these early explorers it had been called the "Naiwa River"
Elk Lake may refer to:
The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 172 miles (277 km) long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
The Elk River is an 84.0-mile-long (135.2 km) river in east-central Minnesota in the United States. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River, draining a watershed of 630 square miles (1,600 km2).
The Elk River is a tributary of the Verdigris River in southeastern Kansas in the United States. Via the Verdigris and Arkansas rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.
The Chippewa River is a 153-mile-long (246 km) tributary of the Minnesota River in western and southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
The Saint Francis River is a 79.0-mile-long (127.1 km) tributary of the Elk River in east-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Elk River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area historically characterized by mixed hardwood and coniferous forests on flat to rolling till plains.
U.S. Highway 169 (U.S. 169) is a major north–south highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, connecting the Minnesota River valley with the Twin Cities and the Iron Range. Much of the route is built to expressway or freeway standards.
The Little Elk River is a 29.4-mile-long (47.3 km) tributary of the Mississippi River in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States.
Bailey is an unincorporated community in Big Lake Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Big Lake and Elk River near the junction of Sherburne County Roads 14 and 15, and U.S. Highway 10.
Elk Lake is a lake in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
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