Balsam Lake is a lake in Itasca County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Balsam Lake was named for the balsam fir trees in its vicinity.[2] The lake is composed of four primary sections or bays: the East Bay, Main Bay, West Bay, and Munson Bay (North).

Balsam Lake is connected to six other lakes and a small unnamed lake (or 'pughole') via small streams and creeks: Cutaway Lake, Haskell Lake, Hendrichs Lake, Plantation Lake, Scrapper Lake, and Wilson Lake. These lakes sometimes dammed by beavers and only navigable by canoe during times of low water.

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balsam Lake (Itasca County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 253.