Brule Lake
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There is also a Brûlé Lake in western Alberta, Canada.
| Brule Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Iron County, Michigan / Forest County, Wisconsin, USA |
| Coordinates | 46°03′28″N 88°50′18″W / 46.0577335°N 88.8384636°WCoordinates: 46°03′28″N 88°50′18″W / 46.0577335°N 88.8384636°W |
| Primary outflows | Brule River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
| Surface area | 250 acres (1.0 km2) |
| Surface elevation | 1,552 ft (473 m) |
| References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brule Lake |
Brule Lake forms part of the border between the States of Michigan and Wisconsin[1] and is the headwater of the Brule River at 46°01′46″N 89°01′37″W / 46.02944°N 89.02694°W.[2]
The source of the name is the Ojibwa name for the river, "Wisakota", meaning burned or burnt, which the French Voyageurs translated as Brûlé.
[edit] Notes
- ^ United States Congress (May 1964) [1862]. "29th Congress, 1st Session". In George Minot. Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875.. IX. Library of Congress (reprint ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. p. 56. LCCN 98-660546. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=009/llsl009.db&recNum=83. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Rohde, William C. "Wisconsin-Upper Michigan State Boundary Surveys". WSLS Online Library. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors. http://www.wsls.org/wis-mich.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-04.[dead link]
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