Shell Lake (Becker County, Minnesota)

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

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| native_name ={{native name|oj|Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan}}

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| location = Becker County, Minnesota

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Shell Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota, in the United States.{{GNIS|651943}}

Shell Lake was likely named from the shells on the lakeshore.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographical Names Derived From The Chippewa Language|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n49 30]}} Its name in the Ojibwe is Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan meaning "'lake lying near the mountain' lake", in reference to the lake's position along the Smoky Hills complex.{{cite book|last=Gilfillan|first=Joseph|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=37kyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA451|year=1896|publisher=Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=37kyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA465 465]}} Shell River flows out from this lake.