Elbow Lake (Grant County, Minnesota)

Elbow Lake is a lake in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Elbow Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Elbow Lake
LocationGrant County, Minnesota
Coordinates46°0.5′N 96°0.5′W / 46.0083°N 96.0083°W / 46.0083; -96.0083
Typelake

History

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Elbow Lake was so named because its outline is shaped like an elbow.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elbow Lake (Grant County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 214.