- Dutch Lake
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Dutch Lake Location Mound / Minnetrista, Minnesota, USA Coordinates 44°56′36.8″N 93°40′50.9″W / 44.943556°N 93.680806°WCoordinates: 44°56′36.8″N 93°40′50.9″W / 44.943556°N 93.680806°W Primary outflows Slow Creek Basin countries United States Surface area 160 acres (64.75 ha) Average depth 15.15 ft (4.62 m) Max. depth 45 ft (14 m) Surface elevation 937 ft (286 m) Settlements Mound Dutch Lake is a lake located in the state of Minnesota. It was named for its early German population.[1] It is a 159.50 acres (64.5474 ha) acre lake that is west-southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul in the Minneapolis suburb of Mound and Minnetrista. It has an average depth of 15.15 feet (4.62 m) and a maximum depth of 45 ft (14 m). Slow Creek, its un-navigable outflow is on its northeast shore. It connects the lake the Lake Minnetonka. It is home to a variety of fish including Black, Yellow, and Brown Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, and Yellow Perch.
References
- ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 237. ISBN 0-87351-396-7. http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=137.
External links
Categories:- Geography of Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Lakes of Minnesota
- Minnesota geography stubs
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