Pickerel Lake (Dakota and Ramsey counties, Minnesota)

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 is located in Minnesota
Pickerel Lake
Pickerel Lake
LocationDakota County, Minnesota, Minnesota, US
Coordinates44°55′2.51″N 93°7′13.6158″W / 44.9173639°N 93.120448833°W / 44.9173639; -93.120448833
Typeoxbow lake
Primary outflowsMississippi River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area78 acres (32 ha)
Max. depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Surface elevation696 ft (212 m)
SettlementsLilydale, Minnesota

Pickerel Lake was named for the pickerel fish, commonly known as the Northern pike, native to its waters.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickerel Lake (Dakota and Ramsey counties, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Pickerel Lake - Minnesota DNR
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 169.