page_title: Big Spirit Lake
section_title: External links
hierarchical_section_title: Big Spirit Lake / External links
caption_attribution_description: English: Postcard picture, Spirit Lake region in Iowa. Mailed in 1907. Postcard caption states: "Map of the Lake Region tribuatry to Spirit Lake, Iowa"; store Web page states: "Postmarked Okoboji Iowa Aug 1 1907"
context_page_description: Big Spirit Lake is a natural body of water, approximately 5,684 acres in area, in Dickinson County in northwest Iowa in the United States. It is part of the chain of lakes known as the Iowa Great Lakes, the northern shore of the lake straddles the border with Minnesota. It is the largest natural lake in Iowa. The Dakotah Indian name for the lake was Minnewaukon. Early French traders named it Lac D' Esprit after the Indian legends of an evil spirit who dwelled in the lake.
  Its maximum depth is 24 feet, and the mean depth is 17 feet. The drainage area of the lake is approximately 22 square miles. It has a drainage area of approximately 75 mi², most of which is in Minnesota.
context_section_description: Iowa Department of Natural Resources site on Spirit Lake
  University of Iowa site on Spirit Lake chemistry
  Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery  Documentary produced by Iowa Public Television
  Spirit Lake, Where Ice Fishing is Hot  Documentary produced by Iowa Public Television
caption: Postcard of the Spirit Lake region, mailed in 1907
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