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Place Name
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Pokegama Lake
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Pronunciation
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po-ke-GAH-muh
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Itasca County, Minnesota (MN), United States, North America
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Latitude
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47°15'N
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Longitude
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93°35'W
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Pokegama Lake
(po-ke-GAH-muh), reservoir (
35 sq mi/91 sq km), Itasca co.,
N central Minn., on Mississippi R.,
4 mi/6.4 km SW of Grand Rapids;
13 mi/21 km long,
3 mi/4.8 km wide; 47°15'N 93°35'W. Elev.
1,274 ft/388 m; max. capacity 120,000 acre-ft.
Drains N into Mississippi R. through short stream. Wendigo Arm, SW
extension, 5 mi/8 km long. Formed by Pokegama
L. Dam (16 ft/5 m high), built (1884) by Army
Corps of Engineers for flood control; also used for water supply and
recreation. Resort area. Forest History Center at N end of lake. Golden
Anniversary State Forest nearby.
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