Lake Elmo (Minnesota)

Lake Elmo
Lake Elmo in winter
Location Washington County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°59′03″N 92°53′02″W / 44.98417°N 92.88389°W / 44.98417; -92.88389Coordinates: 44°59′03″N 92°53′02″W / 44.98417°N 92.88389°W / 44.98417; -92.88389
Type Lake
Basin countries United States
Surface area 206 acres (83 ha)
Max. depth 140 ft (43 m)
Surface elevation 886 ft (270 m)
Settlements Lake Elmo

Lake Elmo is a lake in Washington County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

The lake was named after the 1866 novel St. Elmo by Augusta Jane Evans.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Elmo (Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 180.


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