Lake Hendricks

Lake Hendricks
Lake Hendricks
Lake Hendricks
LocationMinnesota and South Dakota
Coordinates44°29′37″N 96°27′22″W / 44.49361°N 96.45611°W / 44.49361; -96.45611
Typelake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,557 acres (630 ha)[1]
Surface elevation1,755 ft (535 m)[1]

Lake Hendricks is a lake in the U.S. states of Minnesota and South Dakota.[1]

Lake Hendricks was named in about 1857 for Indiana governor and Vice President of the United States, Thomas A. Hendricks.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Hendricks
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 307.
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