Goose Lake (Clinton County, Iowa)

Goose Lake is a lake in Clinton County, Iowa, in the United States.[1]

Goose Lake
Location of lake in Iowa.
Location of lake in Iowa.
Goose Lake
Location of lake in Iowa.
Location of lake in Iowa.
Goose Lake
LocationClinton County, Iowa
Coordinates41°58′04″N 90°24′08″W / 41.967889°N 90.402203°W / 41.967889; -90.402203
Typelake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation653 ft (199 m) [1]

Goose Lake was named from the many wild geese seen there by early settlers.[2]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Lake (Clinton County, Iowa)
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 78.