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Spanish Lake (Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°47′49″N 90°12′14″W / 38.797°N 90.204°W / 38.797; -90.204
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Spanish Lake
Location of Spanish Lake in Missouri, USA.
Location of Spanish Lake in Missouri, USA.
Spanish Lake
Location of Spanish Lake in Missouri, USA.
Location of Spanish Lake in Missouri, USA.
Spanish Lake
LocationSt. Louis County, Missouri
Coordinates38°47′49″N 90°12′14″W / 38.797°N 90.204°W / 38.797; -90.204
Typelake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation489 feet (149 m)

Spanish Lake is a lake located in [[Unincorporated North County St. Louis County, Missouri in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Spanish Lake was named because the Spanish Governor Zénon Trudeau used it as a place of rest and retirement.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spanish Lake
  2. ^ "St. Louis County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)