Circle Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Circle Lake
LocationRice County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°24′45″N 93°20′45″W / 44.41250°N 93.34583°W / 44.41250; -93.34583
Typelake

Circle Lake is a lake in Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Circle Lake was so named for the fact part of the lake forms a rough circle around a lake island.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Circle Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 465.
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