- Lake Langdon
Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Langdon
image_lake = Langdon Bay Shoreline Blue Heron.jpg
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location =Mound, Minnesota
coords = coord|44|56|00|N|93|40|31|W|region:US_type:waterbody_source:gnis|display=inline,title
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outflow =Langdon Bay Creek
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basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|144|acre|km2|1|abbr=on
depth = convert|8.3|ft|m|1|abbr=on
max-depth = convert|38|ft|m|abbr=on
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elevation = convert|929|ft|m|abbr=on
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cities =Lake Langdon in
Mound, Minnesota , has an area of convert|144|acre|km2|1.Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) charts show its maximum depth of convert|38|ft|m|0, though it would be classified as a shallow lake with a mean depth of convert|8.3|ft|m|1. It is named for R. V. Langdon, [cite book| last =Upham| first =Warren| authorlink =Warren Upham| title =Minnesota Place Names| publisher =Minnesota Historical Society Press| date =2001| pages =p. 237| url =http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=137|isbn = 0-87351-396-7] the first township clerk. It is located west of Commerce Boulevard and south of Lynwood Boulevard. Boats on the lake cannot navigate to the nearbyLake Minnetonka , though it overflows into Lost Lake, part of the Big Lake, throughLangdon Bay Creek . It also serves as an outlet forSaunders Lake , to its west. The lake has a watershed area to surface area ratio of 6.5:1, meaning that it drains an area about 6 1/2 times its size.The lake (or bay as it is sometimes called) has an over abundance of phosphorus, that probably resulted from it being downstream from Mound's old sewer plant. The plant closed back in the late 1970s. Phosphorus is a catalyst that can contribute to excessive plant growth. Though the lake's MCWD Report Card shows a significant drop off of the phosphorus levels over the past 20 years, it's still a problem. A higher outflow from Langdon could lower the phosphorus level, but its water clarity remains poor, despite the fact that it was treated with
Alum in 1998.Wildlife
Fish in the lake include bass, crappies, sunfish, and numerous carp and catfish. During the warmer months, Blue Heron and White Egrets fish the shoreline. Beavers are present on the western part of the bay as evidenced by the downed trees.
References
ee also
*Eutrophication - problems with Phosphorus
External links
*Gnis|646478|Lake Langdon
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