Lake Mendota

Lake Mendota is a freshwater eutrophic lake that is the northernmost and largest of the four lakes in , Wisconsin. The lake borders Madison on the north, east, and south, on the west, on the southwest, on the northeast, and on the northwest.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
  • Also known as: “Fourth Lake” and “Lake Mendota 254”

Places of Interest

Highlights: UW Health University Hospital and Mendota Mental Health Institute.

Hospital
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is a 614-bed academic… is situated 2 miles south of Lake Mendota.

Hospital
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is a public… is situated 2 miles northeast of Lake Mendota.

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The is an astronomical… is situated 2 miles south of Lake Mendota.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shorewood Hills and Maple Bluff.

Village
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is a village in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lake Mendota.

Village
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is a village in , United States. is situated 2½ miles east of Lake Mendota.

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, the capital of , is situated on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona.

Lake Mendota

Latitude
43.105° or 43° 6′ 18″ north
Longitude
-89.41994° or 89° 25′ 12″ west
Elevation
840 feet (256 metres)
Open location code
86MG4H3J+X2
Geo­Names ID
5262615
Wiki­data ID
Q1801004
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Mendota” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lake Mendota (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, Wisconsin)”
  • Cebuano: “Lake Mendota”
  • Chinese: “門多塔湖”
  • Chinese: “门多塔湖”
  • Dutch: “Lake Mendota”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ميندوتا”
  • French: “lac Mendota”
  • French: “Lac Mendota”
  • German: “Lake Mendota”
  • Piemontese: “Lagh Mendota”
  • Slovenian: “jezero Mendota”
  • Spanish: “lago Mendota”
  • Spanish: “Lago Mendota”
  • Ukrainian: “озеро Мендота”
  • Vietnamese: “hồ Mendota”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Mendota”
  • “Mendota”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Biocore Prairie and College Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Second Point and Picnic Point.

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Worth a closer look: Milwaukee and Madison.

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