Lake Pepin
Lake in Minnesota and Wisconsin, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, see Lake Pepin (Le Sueur County, Minnesota).
Lake Pepin (/ˈpɛpɪn/ PEP-in)[1] is a naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River on the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is located in a valley carved by the outflow of an enormous glacial lake at the end of the last Ice Age. The lake formed when the Mississippi, a successor to the glacial river, was partially dammed by a delta from a tributary stream and spread out across the ancient valley.
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Lake Pepin | |
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Lake from the Minnesota side | |
Location | Goodhue / Wabasha counties in Minnesota and Pepin County, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 44.4982°N 92.3013°W / 44.4982; -92.3013 |
Primary inflows | Mississippi River |
Primary outflows | Mississippi River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 45.7 sq mi (118 km2) |
Average depth | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Max. depth | 60 ft (18 m) |
Frozen | winter |
Settlements | Lake City, Bay City, Pepin, Maiden Rock, Stockholm, Maple Springs, Camp Lacupolis, Reads Landing |
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Lake Pepin is now a corridor for water, highway, and rail transportation. Known as the birthplace of water skiing, it hosts a variety of recreational activities.