🌊 Big Spirit Lake

United States · Americas · 43.47°N, 95.10°W

Big Spirit Lake is a natural body of water, approximately 5,684 acres (2,300 ha) in area, in Dickinson County in northwest Iowa in the United States. It is part of the chain of lakes known as the Iowa Great Lakes, the northern shore of the lake straddles the border with Minnesota. It is the largest natural lake in Iowa. The Dakota name for the lake was Minnewaukon. Early French traders named it Lac d'Esprit after the Native legends of an evil spirit who dwelled in the lake.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Surface elevation	unknown
Coordinates (approx.)	43.47°N, 95.10°W · view on map

Big Spirit Lake in United States, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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