Lake Mendota

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freshwater lake lake

Lake Mendota is a large freshwater lake in Madison, Wisconsin, known for its recreational activities, scenic shoreline, and role as a central feature of the city and the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

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Label	Occurrences
Lake Mendota canonical	29

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freshwater lake ⓘ lake ⓘ
adjacentTo	City of Madison ⓘ Middleton ⓘ surface form: City of Middleton Westport, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Town of Westport University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ surface form: University of Wisconsin–Madison campus Shorewood Hills ⓘ surface form: Village of Shorewood Hills
averageDepth	about 12.8 meters ⓘ about 42 feet ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cityOnShore	Madison, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ surface form: Madison, Wisconsin Middleton, Wisconsin ⓘ
connectedTo	Lake Kegonsa ⓘ Lake Monona ⓘ Lake Waubesa ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 259 meters ⓘ about 850 feet ⓘ
environmentalIssue	algal blooms ⓘ nutrient pollution ⓘ
fishSpecies	bluegill ⓘ crappie ⓘ largemouth bass ⓘ northern pike ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ walleye ⓘ yellow perch ⓘ
freezesSeasonally	yes ⓘ
hasBeach	James Madison Park beach ⓘ Tenney Park beach ⓘ surface form: Marshall Park beach Spring Harbor beach ⓘ Tenney Park beach ⓘ Warner Park beach ⓘ
hasFacility	Memorial Union Terrace ⓘ UW–Madison Hoofers Sailing Club ⓘ
hasIsland	Governor’s Island ⓘ Picnic Point peninsula ⓘ
hasTrailNearby	Lakeshore Path (UW–Madison) ⓘ
inflow	Pheasant Branch Creek ⓘ Sixmile Creek ⓘ Spring Harbor ⓘ Yahara River watershed ⓘ surface form: Yahara River
knownFor	fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ ice skating ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sailing ⓘ scenic shoreline ⓘ sunsets over the water ⓘ winter ice cover ⓘ
locatedIn	Dane County ⓘ surface form: Dane County, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ surface form: Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin ⓘ
maximumDepth	about 25 meters ⓘ about 83 feet ⓘ
monitoredBy	University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Limnology ⓘ
nickname	“the most studied lake in the world” ⓘ
outflow	Yahara River watershed ⓘ surface form: Yahara River
partOf	Yahara River watershed ⓘ surface form: Yahara River chain of lakes
recreation	canoeing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ snowkiting ⓘ stand-up paddleboarding ⓘ swimming ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ
shoreLength	about 21 miles ⓘ about 34 kilometers ⓘ
studiedFor	limnology research ⓘ
surfaceArea	about 15 square miles ⓘ about 39 square kilometers ⓘ
typicalIceCoverMonths	December to March ⓘ
waterType	freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States → locatedOn → Lake Mendota ⓘ

University of Wisconsin–Madison → campusBorders → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Lake Wingra → near → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Wisconsin State Capitol → betweenBodyOfWater → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Memorial Union Terrace → locatedOnWaterbody → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Memorial Union Terrace → hasView → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Lake Monona → connectedTo → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Shorewood Hills → borderedBy → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Madison → hasLake → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Yahara River watershed → contains → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Memorial Union → adjacentTo → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Waunakee → hasNearbyLake → Lake Mendota ⓘ

City of Madison → hasBodyOfWater → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Picnic Point peninsula → locatedIn → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Picnic Point peninsula → hasViewOf → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Terrace at Memorial Union → locatedOnWaterbody → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Terrace at Memorial Union → hasViewOf → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Spring Harbor → locatedOnShoreOf → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Spring Harbor → waterBody → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Spring Harbor beach → locatedOnWaterbody → Lake Mendota ⓘ

subject surface form: Spring Harbor Beach

UW–Madison Hoofers Sailing Club → locatedOn → Lake Mendota ⓘ

UW–Madison Hoofers Sailing Club → associatedWithBodyOfWater → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Governor’s Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Governor’s Island → locatedIn → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Governor’s Island → hasBodyOfWater → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Lakeshore Path (UW–Madison) → locatedOnShoreOf → Lake Mendota ⓘ

Lakeshore Path (UW–Madison) → hasViewOf → Lake Mendota ⓘ

South Central Wisconsin → containsLake → Lake Mendota ⓘ

University of Wisconsin–Madison (men’s rowing program) → homeWaterBody → Lake Mendota ⓘ

subject surface form: University of Wisconsin–Madison men’s rowing program