Lake Edward (Minnesota)

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Lake Edward
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Lake Edward
Location Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°30′40″N94°09′40″W / 46.51111°N 94.16111°W / 46.51111; -94.16111 Coordinates: 46°30′40″N94°09′40″W / 46.51111°N 94.16111°W / 46.51111; -94.16111
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area2,575 acres (10.42 km2) [1]
Surface elevation368 m (1,207 ft)

Lake Edward is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. [2]

According to Warren Upham, Lake Edward was probably named for a government surveyor. [3]

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References

  1. "Name: Edward". Fisheries Lake Survey. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Edward (Minnesota)
  3. Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  158.