Lake Ripley (Minnesota)

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Lake Ripley
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Lake Ripley
Location Meeker County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°6′25″N94°32′25″W / 45.10694°N 94.54028°W / 45.10694; -94.54028
Type lake

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

Lake Ripley was named for Frederick N. Ripley, who died there of exposure during the winter of 1855. [2] It is 558 acres in size and 18 feet deep, at its deepest part.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Ripley (Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  342.