Lake Monona

Lake Monona is a freshwater drainage lake in Dane County, Wisconsin surrounded on three sides by the city of Madison, Wisconsin and on the south side by the city of Monona, Wisconsin. It is the second-largest of a chain of four lakes along the Yahara River (also including Mendota, Kegonsa, and Waubesa) in the area and forms the south shore of the isthmus that forms downtown Madison. The name 'Monona' is a Chippewa word believed to mean 'beautiful', although the lake was originally named by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) 'Tchee-ho-bo-kee-xa-te-la' or 'Teepee Lake'.

Lake Monona rests at 43°4′9″N 89°21′34″W  /  43.06917°N 89.35944°W  / 43.06917; -89.35944 . It measures 3,274 acres (13.2 km²), has a mean depth of 27 ft (8 m) and a maximum depth of 64 ft (20 m). Its volume is approximately 28 billion US gallons (110,000,000 m³) and it has 13 miles (21 km) of shoreline, about 40% of which is publicly owned. The elevation of the lake is 845', regulated by locks at the mouth of the Yahara River at Lake Mendota. Monona is fed by three tributaries; The Yahara River (from Lake Mendota), Starkweather Creek, and Murphy Creek. Lake Monona is typically frozen for 107 days a year, give or take 10 days depending on the season. Access to the lake is by boat ramp.

Monona is home to many species of fish and is a popular lake for fishing. Sport fish species include bluegill, lake sturgeon, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, muskellunge (muskie), northern pike, and walleye.

Otis Redding died when his plane crashed in Lake Monona on December 10 , 1967 during a storm en route to a concert in Madison. Several crew members and all but two members of the Bar-Kays (then Otis's backup band) on the plane also died.

See also

• Lake Mendota
• Lake Wingra
• Lake Waubesa

References

1. ^ Lake Monona
2. ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Survey Map

• USGS GNIS: Lake Monona

Lake Monona 20K Run

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Lake Monona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lake Monona is a freshwater drainage lake in Dane County, Wisconsin surrounded on three sides by the city of Madison, Wisconsin and on the south side by the city of Monona ...

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History of Ice on Lake Monona

HISTORY OF FREEZING AND THAWING OF LAKE MONONA, 1851-52 to 2007-08. Wisconsin State Climatology Office

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Lake Monona

Surface area (ha) 1,326: Volume (million m 3) 110: Maximum depth (m) 22.6: Mean depth (m) 8.3: Shoreline length (km) 21.2: Shoreline development factor: 1.64: Flushing rate (yr-1)

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About Our Club. The Lake Monona Sailing Club came into being in 1969. It was created by a fun loving group of sailors who wanted to do a bit of racing with their sailboats.

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Lake Monona Sailing Club Home Page

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Lake Monona historical data from the Land Conservation Division of Dane County, Wisconsin.

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Category:Lake Monona - Wikimedia Commons

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