Madison Lake (Minnesota)


Madison Lake is a lake in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The lake covers an area of and is deep at its deepest point.
It is named after President James Madison The city of Madison Lake, Minnesota is located on the Northwest shoreline of the lake. The lake and the Point Pleasant resort have been long-noted fishing destinations. Madison Lake is part of the Le Sueur River watershed.

Ice Out Data

Madison Lake is notable in that reliable climatology data has been maintained for the last ice or "Ice Out" on the lake since 1927. Local residents Mary and Dennis Buschkowsky measured diligently from 1977 through 2018 Frank McCabe measured from 1940 to 1977. Data was recorded on a nearby barn from 1927 to 1940 The earliest ice-out recorded on the lake was March 8, 2000. The latest was April 30, 2018.