Lake Jessie (North Dakota)

Coordinates: 47°33′03″N 98°17′18″W / 47.5508°N 98.2882°W / 47.5508; -98.2882
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Lake Jessie
Location of lake in North Dakota.
Location of lake in North Dakota.
Lake Jessie
LocationGriggs County, North Dakota
Coordinates47°33′03″N 98°17′18″W / 47.5508°N 98.2882°W / 47.5508; -98.2882[1]
TypeLake
Max. length1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Max. width1 mile (1.6 km)
Surface area473.6 acres (191.7 ha)[2]
Shore length13.7 miles (6.0 km)[2]
Surface elevation1,440 feet (440 m)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Jessie is a body of water located two miles east of Binford in Griggs County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The lake has a surface area of 474 acres (192 ha).[2] It is bordered by the Lake Jessie State Historic Site.[3] John C. Frémont named Lake Jessie for his future wife, Jessie Benton Frémont.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Jessie (North Dakota)
  2. ^ a b c "Lake Jessie" (PDF). North Dakota Game and Fish Department. 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lake Jessie State Historic Site". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.