Lake Plantagenet is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[5]
| Lake Plantagenet | |
|---|---|
  Lake Plantagenet  Lake Plantagenet | |
| Location | Hubbard County, Minnesota[1] |
| Coordinates | 47°23′41″N 94°55′30″W / 47.3946°N 94.925°W |
| Type | Natural freshwater lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3.08 mi (4.96 km) |
| Max. width | 1.66 mi (2.67 km) |
| Surface area | 2,530 acres (1,020 ha)[2] |
| Max. depth | 65 ft (20 m)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m)[4] |
The name of the lake commemorates the House of Plantagenet.[6] Its name in the Ojibwe language is Ozaawindibe-zaaga'igan (Yellow-head Lake), named after Ozaawindib, an Ojibwe who guided Henry Schoolcraft to the nearby Omashkoozo-zaaga'igan (Elk Lake), renamed by Schoolcraft Lake Itasca.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Fishingworks website, at https://www.fishingworks.com/minnesota/hubbard-mn/lake/ .
- ^ Fishidy website, at https://www.fishidy.com/map/us/minnesota/lake-plantagenet .
- ^ Fishidy website.
- ^ Fishingworks website, at https://www.fishingworks.com/minnesota/hubbard-mn/lake/lake-plantagenet/ .
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Plantagenet
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 246.
- ^ Pyle, Kai. "Ozaawindib (late 1700s‒?) | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved 2022-12-20.