Brule Lake (Michigan-Wisconsin)

For other places with the same name, see Brule Lake (disambiguation).

Brule Lake forms part of the border between the states of Michigan and Wisconsin^[2] and is the headwater of the Brule River at 46°02′23″N 88°50′59″W.^[3]

Brule Lake
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Location	Iron County, Michigan, and Forest County, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	46°03′22″N 88°50′20″W
Type	Lake
Primary outflows	Brule River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	2 mi (3.2 km)
Surface area	250 acres (1.0 km2)
Surface elevation	1,552 ft (473 m)
References	[1]

The source of the name is the Ojibwa name for the river, Wisakota, meaning burned or burnt, which the French Voyageurs translated as Brûlée.

See also

• List of lakes in Michigan

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brule Lake (Michigan-Wisconsin)
2. United States Congress (1964) [1862]. "29th Congress, 1st Session". In George Minot (ed.). Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875. Vol. 9 (Reprint ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. p. 56. LCCN 98660546. Retrieved November 3, 2008 – via Library of Congress.
3. Rohde, William C. "Wisconsin-Upper Michigan State Boundary Surveys". WSLS Online Library. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors. Archived from the original on November 2, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2008.