Aaron ( born Lake Aaron ) is a lake in Douglas County, Minnesota , USA [1] .
| Lake | |
| Aaron | |
|---|---|
| English Aaron | |
 Map of the lake of 1912. | |
| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 414 [1] m |
| Square | 2.4 [1] km² |
| Deepest | 4.88 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| State | Minnesota |
| County | Douglas |
Toponymy
The lake is named after the high priest and the prophet Aaron , the elder brother of Moses in the Old Testament [2] .
General characteristics
Located at an altitude of 414 meters above sea level, the lake has an area of 2.48 km², an average depth of 2.74 m , and the maximum - 4.88 m [1] . It has a flow through a channel into Lake Moses, which is located nearby from the southwest side [3] .
Fishing
The following fish species live in the lake: black crappie , black catfish , blue- billed sunflower , American catfish , pike perch , American eudidot , large-mouthed perch , pike , king and others [4] .
Scientists believe that the lake’s water is contaminated, including with mercury (albeit in small quantities) and that fish caught should be treated with caution, eating it only to a limited extent. Most of all, mercury accumulation is recorded in large fish (perch, pikeperch and pike). A pollution source is a thermal power plant operating on coal mined in the vicinity [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Lake Aaron . Geographic Names Information System (USA) , US Geological Survey . Circulation date May 24, 2019.
- ↑ Upham, Warren (1920) Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance, Volume 17, p. 182. (German) . books.google.de . Released May 24, 2019. Minnesota Historical Society.
- ↑ Data obtained using The National Map, a map service on the US Geological Survey (USGS) : usgs.gov
- ↑ Aaron (lake for fishing enthusiasts). . www.lake-link.com . Circulation date May 24, 2019.
- ↑ Mercury discovered in Lake Aaron fish: Pollution source hard to pinpoint . www.duluthnewstribune.com . Circulation date May 24, 2019.
Links
- geoname: Lake Aaron . www.geonames.org . Date of contact May 24, 2019. (English)
- Lake Aaron Topo Karte in Douglas County . www.topozone.com . Date of contact May 24, 2019. (English)
- Fishidy: Lake Aaron . www.fishidy.com . Circulation date May 24, 2019.