Nelson Lake

Nelson Lake is in Goodhue, Minnesota. Nelson Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Stroms, as well as near Eggleston.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Treasure Island Resort & Casino and Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant.

Treasure Island Resort & Casino

Hotel

Treasure Island Resort & Casino is a tribal casino hotel owned and operated by the Prairie Island Indian Community in Red Wing, Minnesota. It is the only casino resort in southern Minnesota located on the Mississippi River.

Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant

Power station

Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.

The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant is an electricity-generating facility located in Red Wing, Minnesota, along the Mississippi River, and adjacent to the Prairie Island Indian Community reservation. Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant is situated 2 miles southeast of Nelson Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diamond Bluff and Etter.

Diamond Bluff

Village

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0.

Diamond Bluff is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 478 at the 2020 census. Diamond Bluff is situated 2½ miles northeast of Nelson Lake.

Etter

Hamlet

Etter is an unincorporated community in Ravenna Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, near Hastings and Welch. It is along 200th Street East near Ravenna Trail. Etter is situated 4 miles northwest of Nelson Lake.

Trenton

Village

Trenton is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,911 at the time of the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Hager City, and the unincorporated communities of North Red Wing, Pucketville, and Trenton are located in the town. Trenton is situated 6 miles east of Nelson Lake.

Nelson Lake

Type: Body of water
Location: Goodhue, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.63478° or 44° 38′ 5″ north

Longitude

-92.67° or 92° 40′ 12″ west

Elevation

676 feet (206 metres)

Open location code

86P9J8MH+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47501866

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5038990

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