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Orchard Lake (Minnesota)

Coordinates: 44°42′3″N 93°18′34″W / 44.70083°N 93.30944°W / 44.70083; -93.30944
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Orchard Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Orchard Lake
LocationDakota County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°42′3″N 93°18′34″W / 44.70083°N 93.30944°W / 44.70083; -93.30944
Typelake

Orchard Lake is a lake in Lakeville, Dakota County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Orchard Lake was named for the wild groves of crab apple and wild plum that grew near this lake.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchard Lake (Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 168.