Sawbill Lake

Sawbill Lake
Location Tofte Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates 47°53′12″N 90°52′40″W / 47.8867°N 90.8779°W / 47.8867; -90.8779Coordinates: 47°53′12″N 90°52′40″W / 47.8867°N 90.8779°W / 47.8867; -90.8779
Basin countries United States
Surface area 765 acres (310 ha)
Max. depth 45 ft (14 m)
Surface elevation 1,787 ft (545 m)
References [1]

Sawbill Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota. It is a popular entry point (number 38) to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Superior National Forest. Sawbill is a nickname of the common merganser duck. There is a United States Forest Service cabin, a canoe outfitter, and a campground located at the southern end of the lake. During the Great Depression there was a Civilian Conservation Corps camp six miles south of the lake.

Sawbill has portages connecting it to Smoke Lake, Kelso Lake, Ada Creek and Alton Lake.

References

  1. "Lake Information Report". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2009-06-02.


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