Portage Lake (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)

Portage Lake is a lake in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Portage Lake was so named from its location on an old canoe portage route.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage Lake (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 402.

Coordinates: 46°25′4″N 95°31′50″W / 46.41778°N 95.53056°W / 46.41778; -95.53056


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