Fish Lake (Minnesota)

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Fish Lake
Location Chisago County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°34′50″N93°2′4″W / 45.58056°N 93.03444°W / 45.58056; -93.03444 Coordinates: 45°34′50″N93°2′4″W / 45.58056°N 93.03444°W / 45.58056; -93.03444
Type lake

Fish Lake is a lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

"Fish 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: Fish Lake (Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 108.