Lake Bemidji
Lake Bemidji is a small glacially-formed lake, approximately 11 square miles in area, in northern Minnesota in the United States. Located less than 50 miles downstream from the source of the Mississippi River, it both receives and is drained by the Mississippi, and is the northernmost point on the river.- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Lac Travers”, “Lac Traverse”, “Lake Pemidje-gumaug”, “Pamitchi Gumaug”, and “Pemidji Lake”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bemidji.
Lake Bemidji
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: Beltrami, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.5033° or 47° 30′ 12″ north
Longitude
-94.84776° or 94° 50′ 52″ west
Elevation
1,342 feet (409 metres)
Open location code
86V7G532+8V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Bemidji” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة بيميدجي، بيلترامي”
- Dutch: “Lake Bemidji”
- French: “lac Bemidji”
- French: “Lac Bemidji”
- German: “Lake Bemidji”
- Romanian: “Lacul Bemidji”
- Welsh: “Llyn Bemidji”
- “Bemidji”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lavinia and Birchmont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Cameron Park.
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