Brule Lake (Michigan-Wisconsin)

Brule Lake
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Brule Lake
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Location of the lake in Michigan.
Brule Lake
LocationIron County, Michigan, and Forest County, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates46°03′22″N 88°50′20″W / 46.056°N 88.839°W / 46.056; -88.839
TypeLake
Primary outflowsBrule River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length2 mi (3.2 km)
Surface area250 acres (1.0 km2)
Surface elevation1,552 ft (473 m)
References[1]

Brule Lake forms part of the border between the states of Michigan and Wisconsin[2] and is the headwater of the Brule River at 46°02′23″N 88°50′59″W / 46.03972°N 88.84972°W / 46.03972; -88.84972.[3]

The source of the name is the Ojibwa name for the river, Wisakota, meaning burned or burnt, which the French Voyageurs translated as Brûlée.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brule Lake (Michigan-Wisconsin)
  2. ^ United States Congress (1964) [1862]. "29th Congress, 1st Session". In George Minot (ed.). Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875. Vol. 9 (Reprint ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. p. 56. LCCN 98660546. Retrieved November 3, 2008 – via Library of Congress.
  3. ^ Rohde, William C. "Wisconsin-Upper Michigan State Boundary Surveys". WSLS Online Library. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors. Archived from the original on November 2, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2008.