Rat Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota)

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Rat Lake
Location Aitkin County, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°43′9″N93°20′52″W / 46.71917°N 93.34778°W / 46.71917; -93.34778 Coordinates: 46°43′9″N93°20′52″W / 46.71917°N 93.34778°W / 46.71917; -93.34778
Type lake

Rat Lake is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

The Lake was so named for the local muskrat population. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rat Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  20.