Wita Lake

Wita Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

Wita Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Wita Lake
LocationBlue Earth County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°13′36″N 93°54′12″W
Typelake

Wita Lake was named from a Sioux-language word meaning "Island Lake", for its two lake islands.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wita Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 64.
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