Howard Lake (Wright County, Minnesota)

This article is about the lake. For the nearby city, see Howard Lake, Minnesota.
Howard Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Howard Lake
LocationWright County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°4′20″N 94°4′10″W / 45.07222°N 94.06944°W / 45.07222; -94.06944
Typelake

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

Howard Lake was named for John Howard (prison reformer) (1726–1790), an English prison reformer of the 18th century.[2]

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 588.