Lake Hiawatha

For place in New Jersey, see Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey.
Lake Hiawatha
Lake Hiawatha in July 2010
Lake Hiawatha is located in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Lake Hiawatha
Lake Hiawatha
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota,
United States
Coordinates44°55′15″N 093°14′11″W / 44.92083°N 93.23639°W / 44.92083; -93.23639
Primary inflowsMinnehaha Creek
Primary outflowsMinnehaha Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area53.5 acres (217,000 m2)
Max. depth33 ft (10 m)
Surface elevation814 ft (248 m)
Frozenwinter
"Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project. This project establishes a 'buffer zone' between land and water using native plants. Buffer zones benefit aquatic systems in many ways: provide food, shelter, and nesting sites for fish and wildlife; control shoreline erosion; protect water quality by intercepting nutrients; stabilize lake bottom sediment. This project was partially funded by the Shoreline Habitat Program, Division of Fisheries, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources."
Lake Hiawatha from the playground on its eastern shore.

Lake Hiawatha is located just north of Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was purchased by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in 1922 for $550,000. At that time the lake was a marsh known as Rice Lake, but over four years, the park system transformed the wetland into a lake surrounded by a park.