Wood Lake (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)

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]

Wood Lake
Location of Wood Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Wood Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Wood Lake
Location of Wood Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Wood Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Wood Lake
LocationYellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°41′11″N 95°31′49″W
Basin countriesUnited States

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.


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