Lake Mendota | Lake Monona | Lake Waubesa | Lake Kegonsa | Lake Wingra
Madison's Lakes - There are five lakes that make up Madison's waterways.
Above: Lake Mendota from the University of Wisconsin Union pier.
Above: Lake Mendota shoreline looking back at State Capitol building.
Above: Lake Mendota as viewed from the top of Observatory Drive on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Photo by Scottyb2017 [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.
Lake Mendota - The northernmost and largest lake in the Yahara chain with nearly 26 miles of shoreline, 9,781 acres in size and 83 feet at its deepest, Lake Mendota is the largest lake in Dane County and the eighth largest in Wisconsin.
The shorelines of Lake Mendota and Lake Monona define the isthmus upon which Madison was built, with the lakes connected by the Yahara River.
Lake Mendota has been called the most studied lake in the United States, with the UW–Madison Center for limnology resting on its southern bank.
Visit the Clean Lake Alliance - Mendota website at Clean Lake Alliance - Mendota.
Above: Lake Monona with view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building and Monona Terrace.
Above: Lake Monona and Monona Terrace at sunrise.
Above: Lake Waubesa at sunset.
Above: Lake Kegonsa from docks at Lake Kegonsa State Park.
Above: Fishermen on Lake Wingra in late August (2018).
Above: Lake Wingra late August (2018).