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Lake Mendota
Boats headed toward south shore in Madison
Lake Mendota is located in Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Lake Mendota
LocationDane County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coordinates43°06′24″N 89°25′29″W / 43.10667°N 89.42472°W / 43.10667; -89.42472
TypeNatural freshwater lake
Primary inflowsYahara River
Primary outflowsYahara River
Catchment area562 km2 (217 sq mi)
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length5.62 mi (9.04 km)
Max. width4.11 mi (6.61 km)
Surface area9,740 acres (3,940 ha) (39.4 sq. km)
Average depth12.8 m (42 ft)[1]
Max. depth25.3 m (83 ft)[1]
Water volume500 million cubic metres (18×10^9 cu ft)
Residence time4.5 years
Shore length121.6 mi (34.8 km)
Surface elevation259 m (850 ft)
FrozenDecember 20 (average freezing date)
SettlementsMadison, Middleton, Shorewood Hills, Maple Bluff, Westport
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Mendota is a freshwater eutrophic lake that is the northernmost and largest of the four lakes in Madison, Wisconsin.[2] The lake borders Madison on the north, east, and south, Middleton on the west, Shorewood Hills on the southwest, Maple Bluff on the northeast, and Westport on the northwest.[3] Lake Mendota acquired its present name in 1849 following a proposal by a surveyor named Frank Hudson, who claimed to be familiar with local Native American languages; Lyman C. Draper, the first corresponding secretary of the Wisconsin Historical Society, proposed that 'Mendota' could have been a Chippewa word meaning 'large' or 'great.'[4]

  1. ^ a b "North Temperate Lakes: Long-term ecological research network". North Temperate Lakes. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lake Mendota" (PDF). Yahara Waterways. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lake Mendota – Dane County, Wisconsin DNR Lake Map" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 1981. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Hart, John (July 29, 2018). "How did the lakes get their names?". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

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