Pokegama Lake (Minnesota) Explained

Pokegama Lake
Location:Pine County, Minnesota
Coordinates:45.84°N -93.04°W
Type:lake
Pushpin Map:Minnesota
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the lake in Minnesota.

Pokegama Lake is the name used for two lakes in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

One is located near Grand Rapids in Itasca County.[1] 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 Pine County.[2]

Pokegama is a name derived from the Ojibwe language Bakegamaa meaning "the water which juts off from another water," [3] which describes the lake's connection to its near-by river: to the Snake River in Pine County, and to the Mississippi River in Itasca County.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LakeFinder - Pokegama Lake - Minnesota DNR. 2014-05-02. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. en. 2019-11-08.
  2. Web site: LakeFinder - Pokegama Lake - Minnesota DNR. 2014-05-02. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. en. 2019-11-08.
  3. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 413.