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Coordinates: 45°55′25″N 95°39′40″W / 45.92361°N 95.66111°W / 45.92361; -95.66111
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{{Short description| Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Amos Lake''' is a lake in [[Douglas County, Minnesota|Douglas County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{GNIS|639333}}</ref>
'''Amos Lake''' is a lake in [[Douglas County, Minnesota|Douglas County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{GNIS|639333}}</ref>


Amos Lake was named for Amos Johnson.<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=PA181|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=181}}</ref>
Amos Lake was named for Amos Johnson.{{who|date=July 2018}}<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/n200 181]}}</ref>


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

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Amos Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of the lake in Minnesota, USA.
Amos Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of the lake in Minnesota, USA.
Amos Lake
LocationDouglas County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°55′25″N 95°39′40″W / 45.92361°N 95.66111°W / 45.92361; -95.66111
TypeLake
Surface elevation1,319 feet (402 m)

Amos Lake is a lake in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Amos Lake was named for Amos Johnson.[who?][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amos Lake (Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 181.