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.
  • Reservoir
  • …has a surface elevation of 974 feet (297 metres)
  • Description: lake in Minnesota and South Dakota, United States
  • Also known as
    “Ga-edawaii-mamiwung Sagaiigun”
    “Lac Travers”
    “Lake Travers”
    “Pamitchi Gumaug”
    “Traverse Lake”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dakomin.
is an unincorporated community… is situated 3 miles northeast of Lake Traverse.
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Latitude
45.70416° or 45° 42′ 15″ north
Longitude
-96.73141° or 96° 43′ 53″ west
Open location code
86Q5P739+MC
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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”
  • 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”
  • Vietnamese: “hồ Traverse”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Traverse”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rainbow Island and Jackson Island.

Minnesota: Highlights

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