Green Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)

Green Lake
Location of Green Lake in Minnesota
Location of Green Lake in Minnesota
Green Lake
LocationKandiyohi County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°14′50″N 94°54′30″W / 45.24722°N 94.90833°W / 45.24722; -94.90833
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area5,560 acres (22.5 km2)
Average depth21 ft (6.4 m)
Max. depth110 ft (34 m)
Shore length112.01 miles (19.33 km)
Surface elevation1,158 ft (353 m)
SettlementsSpicer, Minnesota
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Green Lake is a lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.[1] The lake has a surface area of 5,560.65 acres (22.5032 km2).[2]

Green Lake was named in the 1850s for its greenish color of its water.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Lake (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Green Lake www.dnr.state.mn.us
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 270.