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1188:Turtle River
991:Upper Souris
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861:Little Goose
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1558:Puerto Rico
1411:Mississippi
1326:Connecticut
1183:Sully Creek
1143:Fort Ransom
1133:Cross Ranch
1128:Beaver Lake
1039:Cedar River
1011:Willow Lake
951:Springwater
946:Snyder Lake
936:Silver Lake
931:Sibley Lake
896:Pretty Rock
881:Maple River
836:Lake Nettie
826:Lake George
796:Hobart Lake
771:Dakota Lake
716:Appert Lake
612:. TopoQuest
575:23 February
550:23 February
524:23 February
495:23 February
489:www.fws.gov
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440:23 February
434:www.fws.gov
237:Lake is an
152:Established
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107:Coordinates
1583:Categories
1526:Washington
1446:New Mexico
1441:New Jersey
1316:California
1072:Chase Lake
1001:White Lake
971:Stump Lake
966:Storm Lake
921:Shell Lake
871:Lords Lake
856:Lambs Lake
821:Lake Alice
791:Hiddenwood
761:Chase Lake
616:2008-06-29
601:2016-06-16
413:References
198:wilderness
194:Chase Lake
186:U.S. state
119:99°26′40″W
101:Medina, ND
1536:Wisconsin
1501:Tennessee
1406:Minnesota
1381:Louisiana
1158:Icelandic
1021:Wood Lake
1006:Wild Rice
911:Rose Lake
906:Rock Lake
901:Rabb Lake
876:Lost Lake
866:Long Lake
851:Lake Zahl
841:Lake Otis
751:Camp Lake
736:Bone Hill
726:Arrowwood
405:in 1975.
116:47°1′22″N
1521:Virginia
1471:Oklahoma
1451:New York
1426:Nebraska
1416:Missouri
1401:Michigan
1391:Maryland
1376:Kentucky
1356:Illinois
1331:Delaware
1321:Colorado
1311:Arkansas
1077:Lostwood
1054:Sheyenne
986:Tomahawk
981:Tewaukon
831:Lake Ilo
776:Des Lacs
403:Congress
365:Research
239:alkaline
86:Location
1541:Wyoming
1516:Vermont
1421:Montana
1361:Indiana
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