Madison Lake (Minnesota)
| Madison Lake | |
|---|---|
  Madison Lake | |
| Location | Blue Earth County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°11′23″N 93°48′47″W / 44.189663°N 93.813126°W |
| Type | lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,446 acres (5.85 km2) |
| Max. depth | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Shore length1 | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Islands | 0 |
| Settlements | 0 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Madison Lake (sometimes styled Lake Madison[1]) is a lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.[2] The lake covers an area of 1,446 acres (5.85 km2) and is 59 feet (18 m) deep at its deepest point.[3] It is named after President James Madison[4] The city of Madison Lake, Minnesota is located on the Northwest shoreline of the lake. The lake and the Point Pleasant resort have been long-noted fishing destinations.[5][6] Madison Lake is part of the Le Sueur River watershed.
Ice Out Data
Madison Lake is notable in that reliable climatology data has been maintained for the last ice or "Ice Out" on the lake since 1927.[7] Local residents Mary and Dennis Buschkowsky measured diligently from 1977 through 2018[8] Frank McCabe measured from 1940 to 1977. Data was recorded on a nearby barn from 1927 to 1940[9][10] The earliest ice-out recorded on the lake was March 8, 2000. The latest was April 30, 2018.[11]
References
- ^ Minnesota. State Entomologist (1914). Report, State Entomologist of Minnesota to the Governor. Agricultural Experiment Station. pp. 1–.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Madison Lake (Minnesota)
- ^ Madison Lake. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- ^ Warren Upham (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-0-87351-396-8.
- ^ W. H. Steele (1912). Memories of By-gone Days. Beacon Press. pp. 160–. September days at Madison Lake
- ^ A Summer Holiday: A Brief Description of Some of the Most Noted Summer Resorts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, and the Best Routes by which They Can be Reached. Rand, McNally & Company, printers. 1884.
- ^ Nienaber, Dan - For science, watching the ice fade on Madison Lake. St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 19, 2013
- ^ Nienaber, Dan - Madison Lake’s official ice-out monitors maintain a history of spring. Mankato Free Press, April 13, 2013
- ^ Krohn, Tim - Lakes free of ice, water levels high. Mankato Free Press, April 17, 2019
- ^ Arola, Brian - Cold spring could bring historically late ice-outs Mankato Free Press, April 15, 2018
- ^ Arola, Brian - Spring in, ice out — finally Mankato Free Press, May 1, 2018
External links
- Le Sueur River Watershed Minnesota PCA