Leech Lake (Chisago County, Minnesota)

Leech Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Leech Lake
LocationChisago County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°39′30″N 93°2′34″W / 45.65833°N 93.04278°W / 45.65833; -93.04278
Typelake

Leech Lake is a lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

Leech Lake was named for the great number of leeches in its waters.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leech Lake (Chisago County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 111.