Pokegama Lake (Minnesota)
Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pokegama Lake is the name used for two lakes in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
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Pokegama Lake | |
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Location | Pine County, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 45°50′24″N 93°2′24″W |
Type | lake |
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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 Itasca 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 Mississippi River.