Lake Hiawatha
| Lake Hiawatha | |
|---|---|
Lake Hiawatha in July 2010 | |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°55′15″N 093°14′11″W / 44.92083°N 93.23639°W |
| Primary inflows | Minnehaha Creek |
| Primary outflows | Minnehaha Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 53.5 acres (217,000 m2) |
| Max. depth | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Surface elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
| Frozen | winter |
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.