Platte Lake (Minnesota)

Platte Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Platte Lake
LocationMinnesota
Coordinates46°10′N 93°56′W / 46.167°N 93.933°W / 46.167; -93.933
Typelake
River sourcesPlatte River
Max. depth23 feet (7.0 m)
Islands2

Platte Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] Platte Lake is the source of the Platte River, hence the name.[2] The nearby Platte Lake Township took its name from the lake.

Platte Lake is located in the Crow Wing and Morrison Counties of north-central Minnesota, six miles northeast of the town of Harding at the north end of the Mississippi River-Sartell Watershed. Platte Lake has four inlets and one outlet, which classifies it as a drainage lake. The Platte River flows through the lake and provides a broad connection to Sullivan Lake. The Platte River then eventually joins the Mississippi River.[3]

History

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Platte Lake (Minnesota)
  2. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 159.
  3. ^ "Crowwing.gov". Crowwing.gov.