Why it belongs here
Lake Bemidji is a small glacially-formed lake, approximately 11 square miles (28,000,000 m2; 7,000 acres; 2,800 ha) in area, in northern Minnesota in the United States. Located less than 50 miles (80 km) downstream from the source of the Mississippi River, it both receives and is drained by the Mississippi, and is the northernmost point on the river.
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