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Alimagnet Lake

Coordinates: 44°44′55″N 93°14′58″W / 44.74861°N 93.24944°W / 44.74861; -93.24944
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Alimagnet Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota
Location of lake in Minnesota
Alimagnet Lake
Location in Minnesota
LocationDakota County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°44′55″N 93°14′58″W / 44.74861°N 93.24944°W / 44.74861; -93.24944
Typelake

Alimagnet Lake is a lake in Dakota County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1][2] The lake stands at the border of Apple Valley and Burnsville within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.[3][4] The name Alimagnet is supposedly a portmanteau derived from the first names of Alice McQuillen, Margaret "Maggie" Davis, and Nettie Judd, three young girls who were playing near the yet unnamed lake in the 1860s when surveyors asked their names and subsequently named the lake after them.[5]

Alimagnet Park

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The surrounding forestland is a public park.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alimagnet Lake". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  2. ^ "Alimagnet Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  3. ^ "Fishing in Alimagnet Lake". Fishbrain. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  4. ^ "Alimagnet Lake (MN) nautical chart and water depth map". usa.fishermap.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  5. ^ "Reflections of Lebanon/Apple Valley 1855 - 1976". 1976. p. 35. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  6. ^ "Alimagnet Park". Burnsville. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  7. ^ "The Beauty of Alimagnet Park". Retrieved 2022-09-30.