Bloody Lake
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| Bloody Lake | |
|---|---|
  Bloody Lake | |
| Location | Murray County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°7′47″N 95°40′3″W / 44.12972°N 95.66750°W |
| Type | lake |
Bloody Lake is a lake in Murray County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
The name Bloody Lake commemorates the Dakota War of 1862.[2] However, there is an alternate hydronymy: that it was named before 1862, for the tannins produced by plants on the lake's shoreline that gave it a "rusty color".[3]
Bloody Lake has been known for well over 100 years as one of the best fishing lakes in Minnesota, especially for winter ice fishing.[4][5]