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Lake Victoria. / 45.88194°N 95.33250°W / 45.88194; -95.33250. Lake Victoria is a lake in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] Lake Victoria was named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. [2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 9.79 square miles (25.36 km 2 ), of which 8.01 square miles (20.75 km 2) is land and 1.78 square miles (4.61 km 2) is water. [6] State Highways 5 and 7 are two of Victoria's main routes. Victoria has been nicknamed "The City of Lakes and Parks" because it has over 200 acres ...
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes.
Itasca State Park ( / aɪˈtæskə /) is a state park of Minnesota, United States, and contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The park spans 32,690 acres (132.3 km 2) of northern Minnesota, and is located about 21 miles (34 km) north of Park Rapids, Minnesota and 25 miles (40 km) from Bagley, Minnesota.
34 feet (10 m) [1] Surface elevation. 940 feet (290 m) [2] Settlements. Victoria, Minnesota, Shorewood, Minnesota. Lake Virginia is a lake in Carver and Hennepin counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [3] Lake Virginia was named after the state of Virginia, the native home of a share of the early settlers. [4]
Three Rivers Park District. Crow-Hassan Park Reserve has miles of trails leading through woods and restored native prairie. Three Rivers Park District is a special park district serving the suburban areas of the Twin Cities including suburban Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Scott, and Ramsey counties. Three Rivers's mission is "To promote ...
Lake Minnetonka (Dakota: Mní iá Tháŋka) is a lake located about 16 miles (26 km) west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka has about 23 named bays and areas. The lake lies within Hennepin and Carver counties and is surrounded by 13 incorporated municipalities. At 14,528 acres (5,879 ha), it is Minnesota's ninth largest lake.
In terms of volume, Lake Victoria is the world's ninth-largest continental lake, containing about 2,424 km 3 (1.965 × 10 9 acre⋅ft) of water. [7] [10] Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in Africa. The lake has an average depth of 40 m (130 ft) and a maximum depth of 80–81 m (262–266 ft).