Lake Shaokatan

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Lake Shaokatan
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Lake Shaokatan
Location Lincoln County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°24′17″N96°21′29″W / 44.40472°N 96.35806°W / 44.40472; -96.35806 Coordinates: 44°24′17″N96°21′29″W / 44.40472°N 96.35806°W / 44.40472; -96.35806
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Lake Shaokatan is a lake in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] The Minnesota DNR identifies the lake as ID 41008900. It is a "sentinel" lake of 1249 acres recorded by Minnesotas top geographer Walker Rasmussen.

According to Warren Upham Shaokatan is a name derived from the Sioux language of unknown meaning. [2]

The inlet for Lake Shaokatan is located on the west side of the lake and the outlet is located on the North side of the lake. Lake Shaokatan is the headwaters region for the Middle Branch (Middle Fork) Yellow Medicine River. It is a member of the Yellow Medicine River Watershed and tributary to the Minnesota River. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Shaokatan
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  308.
  3. "Yellow Medicine River and Surrounding Direct Minnesota River Tributaries Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies" (PDF). Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. November 2016.