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Sylvan Lake (Grant County, Minnesota)

Coordinates: 45°55′33″N 95°46′56″W / 45.92583°N 95.78222°W / 45.92583; -95.78222
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Sylvan Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Sylvan Lake
LocationGrant County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°55′33″N 95°46′56″W / 45.92583°N 95.78222°W / 45.92583; -95.78222
Typelake

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

Sylvan Lake was named for the greenery near its shores, Sylvan representing woodlands in mythology.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sylvan Lake (Grant County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 218.