Lake Itasca

Summary

Lake Itasca is a glacial lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of glacial_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Itasca is located in Clearwater County^[3].
• Lake Itasca is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lake Itasca's image is recorded as MississippiRiverHeadwaters.jpg^[5].
• Lake Itasca's instance of is recorded as glacial lake^[6].
• Lake Itasca's outflows is recorded as Mississippi River^[7].
• Lake Itasca's basin country is recorded as United States^[8].
• Lake Itasca's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243109460^[9].
• Lake Itasca's Commons category is recorded as Lake Itasca^[10].
• Lake Itasca's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 645541^[11].
• Lake Itasca's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.218055555556, 'lon': -95.207222222222}^[12].
• Lake Itasca's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jm9j^[13].
• Lake Itasca's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[14].
• Lake Itasca's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Fünfzehnter Band^[15].
• Lake Itasca's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[16].
• Lake Itasca's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Itasca^[17].
• Lake Itasca's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5031620^[18].
• Lake Itasca's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.4'}^[19].
• Lake Itasca's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+450'}^[20].
• Lake Itasca's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.7'}^[21].
• Lake Itasca's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.63'}^[22].
• Lake Itasca's located in protected area is recorded as Itasca State Park^[23].
• Lake Itasca's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11'}^[24].
• Lake Itasca's drainage basin is recorded as Mississippi River drainage basin^[25].

Body

Geography

Lake Itasca is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Clearwater County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Itasca's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.7'}^[21]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+450'}^[20]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.4'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Lake Itasca's instance of is recorded as glacial lake^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Itasca include Itasca County^[26], a county of Minnesota^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1849^[29] and Itasca Township^[30], a township of Minnesota^[31], in United States^[32].

Why It Matters

Lake Itasca ranks in the top 6% of glacial_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Itasca County^[26], a county of Minnesota^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1849^[29] and Itasca Township^[30], a township of Minnesota^[31], in United States^[32].