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'inland lake of the sand hills') is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. [4] Lake of the Woods is over 70 miles (110 km) long and wide, containing more than 14,552 islands and 65,000 miles (105,000 km) of shoreline.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Garden Island State Recreation Area is a 734-acre (297 ha) unit of the Minnesota state park system in the Lake of the Woods , 19 nautical miles (35 km) from Zippel Bay State Park , near the northernmost part of Minnesota , the Northwest Angle .
Devils Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is the largest natural body of water and the second-largest body of water in North Dakota after Lake Sakakawea. It can reach a level of 1,458 ft (444 m) before naturally flowing into the Sheyenne River via the Tolna Coulee. On June 27, 2011, it reached an unofficial historical high ...
Oak Island is an island near the center of Lake of the Woods at the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota's Northwest Angle that reaches farther north than the rest of the state. Oak Island is approximately three miles long and one mile wide. The island is the site of several resorts, fishing camps, a small store, and a post office.
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Geography; Location: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, and Roseau counties, Minnesota, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Elevation: 1,076 feet (328 m): Area: 142,331 acres (57,599 ha): Administration; Established: 1990: Governing body: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Website: www.dnr.state.mn.us /state _forests /sft00058 /index.html: Ecology; WWF Classification: Western Great ...
Lake of the Woods County was named for the lake that covers a large portion of it. Jacques de Noyon, a Frenchman who came from Trois Rivières, Quebec, explored the area in 1688 and was the first European to see the lake. He named it Lac aux Îles, "Lake of the Islands".