Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota)

Cedar Lake
Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag (Ojibwe)
Cedar Lake
LocationAitkin County, Minnesota
Coordinates46°30′31″N 93°47′32″W / 46.5085238°N 93.7922432°W / 46.5085238; -93.7922432
TypeLake
EtymologyPlace abundant with red cedar
Surface elevation1,286 feet (392 m)

Cedar Lake is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, in the United States.

The lake is named Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag in Ojibwe meaning "Place abundant with red cedars" after the red cedar which grew there. In early maps, this lake was recorded in French as Lac cèdre rouge inférieur (Lower Red Cedar Lake), opposed to Cass Lake known in French as Lac du Cedre Rouge, and English as Upper Red Cedar Lake.