Pickerel Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1][2] It is an Oxbow lake of the Mississippi River in Lilydale, Minnesota. The Omaha Road Bridge Number 15 crosses the Northeastern end.
| Pickerel Lake | |
|---|---|
  Pickerel Lake | |
| Location | Dakota County, Minnesota, Minnesota, US |
| Coordinates | 44°55′2.51″N 93°7′13.6158″W / 44.9173639°N 93.120448833°W |
| Type | oxbow lake |
| Primary outflows | Mississippi River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 78 acres (32 ha) |
| Max. depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Surface elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Settlements | Lilydale, Minnesota |
Pickerel Lake was named for the pickerel fish, commonly known as the Northern pike, native to its waters.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickerel Lake (Dakota and Ramsey counties, Minnesota)
- ^ Pickerel Lake - Minnesota DNR
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 169.