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Lake Mendota is located near Madison (Dane County) in south central Wisconsin, USA (43°6′N, 89°24′W). It is the uppermost lake in the Yahara River chain of lakes, which also include Lakes Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa (Figure 3.1; Plate 2). After leaving Lake Kegonsa, the Yahara River drains south to the Rock River, which is tributary to the Missisippi River.
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Lathrop, R.C. (1992). Lake Mendota and the Yahara River Chain. In: Kitchell, J.F. (eds) Food Web Management. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4410-3_3
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