Pokegama Lake is the name used for two lakes in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Pokegama Lake
Pokegama Lake
Location	Pine County, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°50′24″N 93°2′24″W
Type	lake

One is located near Grand Rapids in Itasca County.[1][2] The lake was made into a reservoir by the construction of the Pokegama Lake Dam on the Mississippi River in Cohasset, Minnesota.

The other Pokegama is located near Pine City in Pine County.[3] Pokegama is a name derived from the Ojibwe language Bakegamaa meaning "the water which juts off from another water," [4] which describes the lake's connection to the Snake River.

See also

• List of lakes in Minnesota

References