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Medicine Lake is an inland lake located approximately 8 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The lake lies within Hennepin County and is surrounded by two municipalities. At 902 acres, it is Hennepin County's second largest lake behind Lake Minnetonka and is popular among boaters, sailors, and fishers.
The Medicine Lake shield rises about 3,900 ft (1,200 m) above the Modoc Plateau to an elevation of 7,795 ft (2,376 m). Lavas from Medicine Lake Volcano are estimated to be at least 140 cu mi (600 km 3) in volume, making Medicine Lake the largest volcano by volume in the Cascade Range (Newberry Volcano in Oregon has the second largest volume).
Medicine Lake is located in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Dean Phillips, a Democrat. After the adoption of Minnesota's 2012 redistricting , the city moved to MN House District 46A, represented by Representative Ryan Winkler , a Democrat, and MN Senate District 46, represented Senator ...
The oldest lava flow from the Medicine Lake Volcano within the monument is the Basalt of Hovey Point, near Captain Jack's Stronghold, which is 450,000 years old. Petroglyph Point was created about 275,000 years ago when cinders erupted through the shallow water of Tule Lake; violent explosions of ash and steam formed layers upon layers of tuff.
Medicine Lake is a town in Sheridan County, Montana, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. [3] On July 5, 1937, Medicine Lake recorded a temperature of 117 °F (47 °C), setting the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Montana. [4]
Medical Lake is a small city in Spokane County, eastern Washington, United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 4,874. The city is the site of a psychiatric hospital, Eastern State Hospital , and of Fairchild Air Force Base , two major employers.
Schonchin Butte is a cinder cone on the northern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano in the Cascade Range in northern California. Frothy lava, cooled in the air, created the large cinder cones throughout Lava Beds National Monument. It is named for Old Schonchin, a chief of the Modoc people during the late nineteenth century. Erupting more than ...
Medicine Lake in Sheridan County, Montana; Medicine Lake (Minnesota), a lake near Minneapolis, Minnesota; Medicine Lake (South Dakota) See also.