Molly Stark Lake | |
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Location | Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 46°18′57″N95°40′18″W / 46.31583°N 95.67167°W |
Type | lake |
Surface area | 153 acres (62 ha) |
Average depth | 48 feet (15 m) |
Shore length1 | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
Settlements | Glendalough State Park |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Molly Stark Lake is a lake in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] It is almost entirely contained within Glendalough State Park, with some private residences outside the park on the southeast shoreline. [2] The lake was named for Molly Stark, the wife of American Revolutionary War general John Stark. [3]
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