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Coordinates: 44°58′36″N 92°54′44″W / 44.97667°N 92.91222°W / 44.97667; -92.91222
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{{Short description| Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Eagle Point Lake''' is a lake in [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]].<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|643037}}</ref>


Eagle Point Lake was so named for the fact eagles nested on its peninsula.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n590 573]}}</ref>
'''Eagle Point Lake''' is a lake in [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{GNIS|643037}}</ref>

Eagle Point Lake was so named for the fact eagles nested on its peninsula.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA573|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=573}}</ref>


==See also==
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[[Category:Lakes of Minnesota]]
[[Category:Lakes of Minnesota]]

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Eagle Point Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Eagle Point Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Eagle Point Lake
LocationWashington County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°58′36″N 92°54′44″W / 44.97667°N 92.91222°W / 44.97667; -92.91222
Typelake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation892 ft (272 m)[1]

Eagle Point Lake is a lake in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Eagle Point Lake was so named for the fact eagles nested on its peninsula.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Point Lake
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 573.