Eng Lake

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Eng Lake
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Eng Lake
Location Douglas County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°48′55″N95°40′59″W / 45.81528°N 95.68306°W / 45.81528; -95.68306 Coordinates: 45°48′55″N95°40′59″W / 45.81528°N 95.68306°W / 45.81528; -95.68306
Type lake

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

Eng Lake was named for Erick Pehrson Eng, a pioneer settler. [2]

The elevation level of the lake is 411 meters / 1348 feet. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eng Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  181.
  3. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-01.