Coordinates: 46°18′57″N 95°40′18″W / 46.31583°N 95.67167°W / 46.31583; -95.67167

Molly Stark Lake

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Molly Stark Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Molly Stark Lake
LocationOtter Tail County, Minnesota
Coordinates46°18′57″N 95°40′18″W / 46.31583°N 95.67167°W / 46.31583; -95.67167
Typelake
Surface area153 acres (62 ha)
Average depth48 feet (15 m)
Shore length11.8 miles (2.9 km)
SettlementsGlendalough State Park
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Molly Stark Lake is a lake in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It is almost entirely contained within Glendalough State Park, with some private residences outside the park on the southeast shoreline.[2] The lake was named for Molly Stark, the wife of American Revolutionary War general John Stark.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Molly Stark Lake
  2. ^ "Molly Stark Lake Fishing - MN Fish Finder".
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 402.