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Nashotah Lakes

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Upper Nashotah Lake
Upper Nashotah Lake is located in Wisconsin
Upper Nashotah Lake
Upper Nashotah Lake
Upper Nashotah Lake is located in the United States
Upper Nashotah Lake
Upper Nashotah Lake
LocationWaukesha County, Wisconsin
GroupNashotah Lakes
Coordinates43°05′08″N 88°25′44″W / 43.08556°N 88.42889°W / 43.08556; -88.42889
Typelake
Lower Nashotah Lake
Lower Nashotah Lake is located in Wisconsin
Lower Nashotah Lake
Lower Nashotah Lake
Lower Nashotah Lake is located in the United States
Lower Nashotah Lake
Lower Nashotah Lake
LocationWaukesha County, Wisconsin
GroupNashotah Lakes
Coordinates43°04′38″N 88°26′04″W / 43.07722°N 88.43444°W / 43.07722; -88.43444

Nashotah Lakes are a pair of lakes in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the United States.

The twin lakes consist of Upper Nashotah Lake[1] (43°05′08″N 88°25′44″W / 43.08556°N 88.42889°W / 43.08556; -88.42889) and Lower Nashotah Lake[2] (43°04′38″N 88°26′04″W / 43.07722°N 88.43444°W / 43.07722; -88.43444). Nashotah[what language is this?] is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "twins".[3]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Nashotah Lake
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Nashotah Lake
  3. ^ Stohs, Nancy J. (Aug 30, 1979). "Rural Nashotah likes its small-village ways". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 8. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2015.