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Sawbill Lake
Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sawbill Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota. The closest town to Sawbill Lake is Tofte. It is a popular entry point (number 38) to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Superior National Forest. Sawbill is a nickname of the common merganser duck. There is a United States Forest Service cabin, a canoe outfitter, and a campground located at the southern end of the lake. During the Great Depression there was a Civilian Conservation Corps camp six miles south of the lake.
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Location | Tofte Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States |
Coordinates | 47.8867°N 90.8779°W / 47.8867; -90.8779 |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 765 acres (310 ha) |
Max. depth | 45 ft (14 m) |
Surface elevation | 1,787 ft (545 m) |
References | [1] |
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Sawbill has portages connecting it to Smoke Lake, Kelso Lake, Ada Creek and Alton Lake.