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Pokegama Lake (Minnesota)

Pokegama Lake (Minnesota)

Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States

Pokegama Lake is the name used for two lakes in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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One is located near Grand Rapids in Itasca County.[1][2] The lake was made into a reservoir by the construction of the Pokegama Lake Dam on the Mississippi River in Cohasset, Minnesota.

The other Pokegama is located near Pine City in Pine County.[3] Pokegama is a name derived from the Ojibwe language Bakegamaa meaning "the water which juts off from another water," [4] which describes the lake's connection to the Snake River.

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References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pokegama Lake (Minnesota)
  2. [2]
    "LakeFinder - Pokegama Lake - Minnesota DNR". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. [3]
    "LakeFinder - Pokegama Lake - Minnesota DNR". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  4. [4]
    Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 413.


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