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Cedar Lake (Minneapolis)

Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States

Field	Value
name	Cedar Lake
image	Cedar Lake Minneapolis 6.JPG
caption	Cedar Lake in 2012. Downtown Minneapolis skyline is visible in the background.
location	Minneapolis, Minnesota,
United States
coords
part_of	Chain of Lakes
basin_countries	United States
area	169 acre
max-depth	51 ft
elevation	853 ft
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	13

United States | max-depth = 51 ft | mapframe-zoom = 13 Cedar Lake is a lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, and part of the city's Chain of Lakes. It is located on the west side of the city, north of Bde Maka Ska and west of Lake of the Isles. The lake is connected to Lake of the Isles via the Kenilworth Channel. [[File:Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles Minneapolis.jpg|thumb|Cedar Lake (left), Lake of the Isles (right), and Minneapolis]] The lake is surrounded by parkland, with some easements having been made to private homeowners on the southeast side; it is the only lake in the city with private shoreline. The south and west sides border the Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood, while the east shore flanks the Kenwood residential area. On the north is the Cedar Lake Trail and the BNSF Railway, and the south Bryn Mawr neighborhood. Cedar Lake has an area of 169 acre and a maximum depth of 51 ft. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board manages the lake and parkland around the lake.

Paths

Encroachment

The MPRB owns the entire shoreline of Cedar Lake and the Kenilworth Channel; however, it can authorize private development on park land through an "encroachment license." Shoreline encroachments are common on Cedar Lake, particularly from Cedar Lake South Beach to the Kenilworth Channel. As a result, informal trails have appeared over time, such as one on the west side of the Kenilworth Channel that terminates at Cedar Lake East Beach. This trail was formally added to the MPRB Plan for Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles in 2023 for future improvements. Encroachments on the Cedar Lake shoreline have caused controversy; while residents are allowed to travel along the entire lake, some commentators have criticized the MPRB and homeowners for making public land less accessible.

Beaches

There are three official swimming beaches at the lake, Cedar Lake East Beach, Cedar Lake Point Beach, and Cedar Lake South Beach.

Fish

The lake contains black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, tiger muskellunge, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch. Some fish consumption guideline restrictions have been placed on the lake's bluegill, carp, crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, and walleye due to mercury and/or PFOS contamination.

References

(October 2023). "Minneapolis Park Board and Recreation Plan for Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles Chapter 5.5". Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
(2021-02-16). "Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles - Encroachments and How They Overlap with Master Plans Presentation". Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
Koerth, Maggie. (2024-10-24). "Koerth: This land is our land. But it sure feels like their land.".
Tilman, Andrew. (2021-07-28). "Parks for all? Minneapolis should do better along Cedar Lake".
"Beaches.". Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
(2005-07-11). "Lake information report: Minnesota DNR". [[Minnesota DNR.

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