Union Lake (Rice County, Minnesota)

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Union Lake
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Union Lake
Location Rice County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°27′31″N93°18′33″W / 44.45861°N 93.30917°W / 44.45861; -93.30917 Coordinates: 44°27′31″N93°18′33″W / 44.45861°N 93.30917°W / 44.45861; -93.30917
Type lake

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

Union Lake was so named for the fact two streams flow into the lake where their waters are "united". [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Lake (Rice County, Minnesota)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 465.