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Cedar Lake was named for the red cedar trees near the lake. [2] Although Cedar Lake is a large lake (1,860 acres) it is also quite shallow lake reaching only 8 feet (2.4 m) deep. The bottom of the lake consists of silt and detritus and has abundant curly-leaf pondweed in the spring months before it dies back in July. The lake has a history of ...
The south and west sides border the Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood, while the east shore flanks the Kenwood residential area. On the north is the Cedar Lake Trail and the BNSF Railway, and the south Bryn Mawr neighborhood. Cedar Lake has an area of 169 acres (0.68 km 2) and a maximum depth of 51 feet (16 m).
Lake of the Isles (Dakota: Wíta Tópa, "Four Islands" [1]) is a lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, connected to Cedar Lake and Bde Maka Ska.The lake is part of the city's Chain of Lakes and has an area of 109 acres (0.4 km 2), 2.86 miles (4.6 km) of shoreline with a little under three miles of paved walking and biking paths, and a maximum depth of 31 feet (9 m).
The lake is named Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag in Ojibwe meaning "Place abundant with red cedars" after the red cedar which grew there. [2] In early maps, this lake was recorded in French as Lac cèdre rouge inférieur (Lower Red Cedar Lake), [3] opposed to Cass Lake known in French as Lac du Cedre Rouge, and English as Upper Red Cedar Lake. [4]
A number of lakes in Minnesota are called Cedar Lake: Cedar Lake (Minneapolis) Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota) Cedar Lake (Martin County, Minnesota)
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Cass Lake (Minnesota) Cedar Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota) Cedar Lake (Martin County ...
The lake is part of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway, connecting with Lake of the Isles on the northeast, Cedar Lake and Brownie Lake on the northwest, and Lake Harriet on the south. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board trail system has a 3.4-mile (5.5 km) trail around the lake for bicyclists and skaters and a 3.2-mile (5.1 km) trail ...
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [1] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. [3]