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Pay Lake

Coordinates: 45°9′4″N 94°47′17″W / 45.15111°N 94.78806°W / 45.15111; -94.78806
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Pay Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Pay Lake
LocationKandiyohi County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°9′4″N 94°47′17″W / 45.15111°N 94.78806°W / 45.15111; -94.78806
Typelake

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

Pay Lake Pay was named from the fact a railroad paymaster settled there.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pay Lake
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 273.