Pike Lake (Pope County, Minnesota)

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Pike Lake
Location Pope County, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°44′44″N95°38′29″W / 45.74556°N 95.64139°W / 45.74556; -95.64139 Coordinates: 45°44′44″N95°38′29″W / 45.74556°N 95.64139°W / 45.74556; -95.64139
Type lake

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

Pike Lake was named for its stock of pike fish. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pike Lake (Pope County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  435.