Lily Lake is a lake in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[3]
| Lilly Lake | |
|---|---|
  Lilly Lake  Lilly Lake | |
| Location | Stillwater, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45°02′54″N 92°49′24″W / 45.0483°N 92.8233°W |
| Type | natural freshwater lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | northern section 2,190 feet (670 m) |
| Max. width | northern section 1,200 feet (370 m) |
| Surface area | 41 acres (17 ha) |
| Max. depth | 51 feet (16 m)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 840 feet (260 m)[2] |
Lily Lake was named for its abundance of white waterlilies.[4]
Naegleria fowleri
editTwo swimmers have died from Naegleria fowleri infection. The first death was in 2010, followed by a second case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in 2012. These are the northernmost cases in the United States of this infection.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website, at https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/fin/kidsponds/lily.html .
- ^ Fishingworks website, at https://www.fishingworks.com/minnesota/washington-mn/lake/lily-lake-60/ .
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lily Lake (Washington County, Minnesota)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 573.
- ^ "In Lily Lake swimmer's death, Stillwater loses appeal". 26 October 2014.