Crescent Lake (Minnesota)
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| Crescent Lake | |
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  Crescent Lake | |
| Location | Tofte and Lutsen Townships, Cook County, Minnesota, US |
| Coordinates | 47°49′30″N 90°45′37″W / 47.82500°N 90.76028°W |
| Primary inflows | Willow Creek, Bouder Lake, Lichen Lake |
| Primary outflows | Poplar Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 774 acres (3 km2) |
| Max. depth | 28 ft (9 m) |
| Surface elevation | 1,791 ft (546 m)[1] |
Crescent Lake is a lake located in Tofte Township and Lutsen Township,[2] Cook County, Minnesota.
Crescent Lake lies to the south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ("BWCA"), along Forest Route 170.[3] To the north, Crescent Lake receives water from Kinogami Lake,[4] through Willow Creek, in the Willow Creek Unit, a 1360 acre roadless area inventoried by the Forest Service's second Roadless Area Review & Evaluation (RARE II) in 1979, but not added to the BWCA.[5] To the east, Crescent Lake is connected to Bouder Lake by a shallow, but navigable channel,[6] and also drains Lichen Lake.[7] To the south, Crescent Lake empties through a series of small lakes into Rice Lake which in turn drains into the Poplar River and ultimately into Lake Superior.[7][8]
Crescent Lake has an area of 744 acres, of which 558 are part of the littoral area.[9] The maximum depth is 28 feet, and water clarity is 9.5 feet.[9]