Lake Belle Taine

Lake Belle Taine
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Location	Hubbard County, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°56′32″N 94°52′02″W
Type	lake

Lake Belle Taine is a lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.^[1]

The lake was first named by the settlers of Hubbard County as "Elbow Lake" for its sharply bent outlines.^[2] Its name in Ojibwe is Gaa-aachaajigwaatigweyaag zaaga'igan^[3] meaning "the lake into which the river pitches and ceases to flow,—dies there" due to it having no visible outlet.^[4] The first written record of the name, Belle Taine, is found in the survey notes made by Mahlon Black, deputy surveyor, who surveyed Nevis Township in the fall of 1870.^[5]

See also

• List of lakes in Minnesota

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Belle Taine
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 247.
3. Recorded as "Ga-adjudjequatigweiag-sag[aigan]"
4. Gilfillan, Joseph (1887). "Minnesota Geographical Names Derived from the Chippewa Language" in Annual Report—Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, Volume 15. Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. p. 470.
5. "Lake Belle Taine History". Shady Shores Homeowners Association. Retrieved August 21, 2019.