Lake Winnibigoshish
Lake Winnibigoshish is a body of water in north central Minnesota, in the Chippewa National Forest. Its name comes from the Ojibwe language Wiinibiigoonzhish, a diminutive and pejorative form of Wiinibiig, meaning "filthy water". The name is related in structure to Lake Winnipeg and to the Algonquian name for Green Bay, which the Ho-chunk Nation was named after.
The former Winnibigoshish Township, located on the north shore of Lake Winnibigoshish, in Itasca County, Minnesota, was named after this lake.
