Mission Lakes Explained

Upper Mission Lake
Location:Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Group:Mission Lakes
Coordinates:46.554°N -94.0734°W
Type:lake
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Upper Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Lower Mission Lake
Location:Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Group:Mission Lakes
Coordinates:46.5329°N -94.1001°W
Type:lake
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Lower Mission Lake in Minnesota, USA.

Mission Lakes is a pair of lakes in Crow Wing County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

The twin lakes consist of Upper Mission Lake and Lower Mission Lake. The Mission Lakes were named for a nearby Ojibwe mission.[1]

Lower Mission Lake drains as Mission Creek into the Mississippi River. [2]

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References

46.5422°N -94.0819°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 162.
  2. Web site: Upper Mission Lake .