Rainy Lake
Rainy Lake is a freshwater lake with a surface area of 930 km2 that straddles the border between the United States and Canada. The Rainy River issues from the west side of the lake.Rainy Lake
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Lac de la Pluie”, “Lac La Pluie”, and “Lake of the Crees”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Koochiching, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.56409° or 48° 33′ 51″ north
Longitude
-92.83928° or 92° 50′ 21″ west
Elevation
1,109 feet (338 metres)
Open location code
86W9H576+J7
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Rainy Lake” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Рейни”
- Chinese: “雷尼湖”
- Esperanto: “Pluva Lago”
- French: “Lac à la Pluie”
- Japanese: “レイニー湖”
- Norwegian: “Rainysjøen”
- Polish: “Rainy”
- Portuguese: “Lago Rainy”
- Russian: “Рейни-Лейк”
- Ukrainian: “Дощове озеро”
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