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Rainy Lake (French: ''lac à la Pluie''; Ojibwe: ''gojiji-zaaga'igan'') is a relatively large freshwater lake () straddling the border between the United States and Canada. The Rainy River issues from the west side of the lake and is harnessed to make hydroelectricity for US and Canadian locations. The sister cities of International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, are situated on either side of the outflow of the river from the lake. Rainy Lake and Rainy River establish the boundary between the two countries. Voyageurs National Park is located on the southeastern corner of the lake, where it connects with Kabetogama and Namakan Lakes at Kettle Falls. Rainy Lake is part of an extremely large system of lakes forming the Hudson Bay drainage basin that stretches from west of Lake Superior north to the Arctic Ocean. The Rainy Lake watershed includes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA), portions of the Superior National Forest on the US side of the border, and the Quetico Provincial Park on the Canadian side of the border.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rapid Watershed Assessment: Rainy Lake )〕 For exploration and fur trade history see Winnipeg River and additional references below. 〔 〕 ==Name== Earliest documentation of the lake's name is "Tekamamiwen" (shown as "Lac de Tecamamiouen" on the (Ochagach map (c. 1728) ), as "Lac Tacamamioüer" on the 1739 de l'Isle map, as "Lake Tecamaniouen" on the 1757 Mitchell Map and as "Lake Tekamamigovouen" on the Thomas Jefferys' ). Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye cites that the name was a corruption from the Cree "taki-kimiwen", meaning "It always is raining", referring to the Rainy River, though the language does not quite support that claim. He also cites that the lake was also known as "Ouichichick" (Ojibwe word ''Gojijiing'' or Cree ''Kocicīhk'', both meaning "at the place of inlets"). Early documents lists the portion of Rainy Lake east of the Brule Narrows as "Cristinaux () Lake" or as "Little Lake." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rainy Lake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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