Pay Lake

{{Short description| Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States}}

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| location = Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

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Pay Lake is a lake in Kandiyohi County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.{{GNIS|1815529}}

Pay Lake Pay was named from the fact a railroad paymaster settled there.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA273|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=273}}