Two Inlets Lake

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Two Inlets Lake
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Two Inlets Lake
Location Becker County, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°1′49″N95°11′39″W / 47.03028°N 95.19417°W / 47.03028; -95.19417 Coordinates: 47°1′49″N95°11′39″W / 47.03028°N 95.19417°W / 47.03028; -95.19417
Type lake

Two Inlets Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

Two Inlets Lake was named from two inflowing streams which meet at nearly the same point. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Two Inlets Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  30.