School Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)

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School Lake
Location Brown County, Minnesota,
United States
Coordinates 44°15′0″N94°33′39″W / 44.25000°N 94.56083°W / 44.25000; -94.56083
Type Natural
Basin  countries United States
Surface area102.81 acres (416,100 m2) [1]

School Lake is a lake in Brown County, Minnesota, in the United States. [2] It is a 102-acre protected lake. [1]

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School Lake was named from its location in the school section 16. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lakes within the Cottonwood River Major Watershed". mrbdc.mnsu.edu. Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: School Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  72.