Coordinates: 37°47′32″N 90°14′57″W / 37.7921129°N 90.2490296°W / 37.7921129; -90.2490296

Butterfly Lake

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Butterfly Lake
Location of lake in Missouri.
Location of lake in Missouri.
Butterfly Lake
Location of lake in Missouri.
Location of lake in Missouri.
Butterfly Lake
LocationSte. Genevieve County, Missouri
Coordinates37°47′32″N 90°14′57″W / 37.7921129°N 90.2490296°W / 37.7921129; -90.2490296
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation764 ft (233 m)[1]

Butterfly Lake is a reservoir in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Butterfly Lake was so named because its outline has the shape of a butterfly.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butterfly Lake
  2. ^ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.