Green Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)

Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States

For Green Lake in Chisago County, see Green Lake (Chisago City, Minnesota).

Green Lake

Green Lake

Location| Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Coordinates| 45°14′50″N 94°54′30″W﻿ / ﻿45.24722°N 94.90833°W﻿ / 45.24722; -94.90833
Basin countries| United States
Surface area| 5,560 acres (22.5 km2)
Average depth| 21 ft (6.4 m)
Max. depth| 110 ft (34 m)
Shore length1| 12.01 mi (19.33 km)
Surface elevation| 1,158 ft (353 m)
Settlements| Spicer, Minnesota
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Green Lake is a lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.[1] The lake has a surface area of 5,560.65 acres (22.5032 km2).[2]

Green Lake was named in the 1850s for its greenish color of its water.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)
2. ^ Green Lake www.dnr.state.mn.us
3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 270.

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