Wood Lake (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)

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Location Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°41′11″N95°31′49″W / 44.68639°N 95.53028°W / 44.68639; -95.53028 Coordinates: 44°41′11″N95°31′49″W / 44.68639°N 95.53028°W / 44.68639; -95.53028
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Wood Lake is a lake near the town of Wood Lake, Minnesota in Yellow Medicine County. [1] [2] The lake was named for the dense woods originally bordering the lake. [3]

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References

  1. TH-23, Lyon/Yellow Medicine/Renville/Chippewa Counties: Environmental Impact Statement. 1972.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wood Lake (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  597.