Lake Okabena
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Sailboarding on Lake Okabena | |
Topographic Map of Lake Okabena | |
| Location | Nobles County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43°37′00″N 95°37′00″W / 43.61667°N 95.61667°W |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Max. length | 1.25 miles (2.01 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Surface area | 776 acres (314 ha) |
| Average depth | 6.9 ft (2.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 15.3 ft (4.7 m) |
| Water volume | 224,464,680 cu ft (6,356,132 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Surface elevation | 478.5 m (1,570 ft) |
| Settlements | Worthington, MN |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Okabena is a small lake located in Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota. It was first noted on a map made by French explorer Joseph Nicollet in 1841, based upon his explorations of the 1830s. The name okabena means "home of the heron" in the Sioux language. Lake Okabena is located entirely within the present-day city limits of Worthington, Minnesota.