Lake Jessie is a body of water located two miles east of Binford in Griggs County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The lake has a surface area of 474 acres (192 ha).[2] It is bordered by the Lake Jessie State Historic Site.[3] John C. Frémont named Lake Jessie for his future wife, Jessie Benton Frémont.[4]
| Lake Jessie | |
|---|---|
  Lake Jessie | |
| Location | Griggs County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47°33′03″N 98°17′18″W / 47.5508°N 98.2882°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Max. length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Surface area | 473.6 acres (191.7 ha)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 3.7 miles (6.0 km)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 1,440 feet (440 m)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Jessie (North Dakota)
- ^ a b c "Lake Jessie" (PDF). North Dakota Game and Fish Department. 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Lake Jessie State Historic Site". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.