Lake Traverse

Lake Traverse is an 11,200-acre lake along the border between the U.S. states of and , and is the southernmost body of water in the watershed of North America.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: lake in Minnesota and South Dakota, United States
  • Also known as: Ga-edawaii-mamiwung Sagaiigun”, “Lac Travers”, “Lake Travers”, “Pamitchi Gumaug”, and “Traverse Lake

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dakomin.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , , United States. is situated 3 miles northeast of Lake Traverse.

Lake Traverse

Latitude
45.70416° or 45° 42′ 15″ north
Longitude
-96.73141° or 96° 43′ 53″ west
Elevation
974 feet (297 metres)
Open location code
86Q5P739+MC
Geo­Names ID
5033929
Wiki­data ID
Q1493200
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Traverse” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة ترافيرس، براونز فالي
  • Catalan: llac Traverse
  • Chinese: 特拉弗斯湖
  • Dutch: Lake Traverse
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره ترافيرس, براونز فالى
  • French: lac Traverse
  • French: Lac Traverse
  • German: Lake Traverse
  • Japanese: トラヴァース湖
  • Japanese: トラバース湖
  • Japanese: レイク・トラヴァース
  • Japanese: レイク・トラバース
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lake Traverse
  • Occitan (post 1500): lac Traverse
  • Swedish: Lake Traverse
  • Welsh: Llyn Traverse

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rainbow Island and Jackson Island.

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