Swan Lake (Nicollet County, Minnesota)

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

Swan Lake was named for two types of swans native to the state: the trumpeter swan and the whistling swan.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swan Lake (Nicollet County, Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 375.

Coordinates: 44°18′N 94°15.5′W / 44.300°N 94.2583°W / 44.300; -94.2583


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