Lake Nokomis
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°54′34″N 93°14′32″W / 44.90944°N 93.24222°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 204 acres (83 ha) |
| Max. depth | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Surface elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
| Frozen | Winter |
Lake Nokomis is one of several lakes in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and part of the city's Chain of Lakes. In 1819, Captain George Gooding named it Lake Amelia in honor of his daughter. In 1910 it was renamed after Nokomis, the fictional grandmother of Hiawatha. It is located in the southern part of the city, west of the Mississippi River and south of Lake Hiawatha. The lake is oval in shape, with a long axis running southwest to northeast. Two pathways circle the lake, a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) pedestrian trail and a 2.8-mile (4.5 km) bicycle trail. Because the lower part of the lake is crossed by Cedar Avenue running north–south, the impression from the ground is that the lake is shaped like an L. The lake has an area of 204 acres (0.83 km2).