Rock Lake (Lyon County, Minnesota)

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Rock Lake
Location Lyon County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°16′34″N95°56′8″W / 44.27611°N 95.93556°W / 44.27611; -95.93556 Coordinates: 44°16′34″N95°56′8″W / 44.27611°N 95.93556°W / 44.27611; -95.93556
Type lake

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

Rock Lake was named for the large boulders found in and around the lake. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Lake (Lyon County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  314.