Lake Monona

Water type: Artificial lake
Continent: North America
Climate: Continental

Lake Monona (/mɪˈnoʊnə/ mih-NOH-nə) is a freshwater drainage lake in Dane County, Wisconsin, surrounded on three sides by the city of Madison, Wisconsin, and on the south east 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 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.
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.
Surface area: 13 km2, Average depth: 8.2 m, Max. depth:23 m

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