Shell Lake (Becker County, Minnesota)

Shell Lake
Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan (Ojibwe)
Shell Lake
LocationBecker County, Minnesota
Coordinates46°56′50.5″N 95°26′50″W / 46.947361°N 95.44722°W / 46.947361; -95.44722
Typelake

Shell Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota, in the United States.

Shell Lake was likely named from the shells on the lakeshore. Its name in the Ojibwe is Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan meaning "'lake lying near the mountain' lake", in reference to the lake's position along the Smoky Hills complex. Shell River flows out from this lake.