Lake Success (lake)
| Lake Success | |
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_%26_Lake_Success_Golf_Club,_Lake_Success,_NY_August_23,_2024_B.jpg) Lake Success, as viewed from the Lake Success Village Hall & Golf Club in 2024 | |
  Lake Success | |
| Location | Lake Success, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°45′50″N 73°42′30″W / 40.76389°N 73.70833°W |
| Type | Kettle lake |
| Max. depth | 75 ft (23 m) |
Lake Success is a kettle lake in Lake Success, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.
Description
[edit]Lake Success was formed during the last ice age.[1] The name of the lake is believed to be derived from the Native American chief "Sacut."[2]
The center of Lake Success is approximately 75 feet (23 m) deep.[2]
Lake Success is the source of the name of the village it is located in: Lake Success, New York.[2][3] Prior to that village's incorporation in 1927, the area had previously been known as Lakeville – also referencing the lake's presence within the community.[2][3]
The lake marks the location where the Harbor Hill Moraine and the Ronkonkoma Moraine meet one another.[4][5] West of Lake Success, the younger Harbor Hill Moraine overrode the older Ronkonkoma Moraine.[4][5]
In January of 2020, Lake Success earned local fame when resident Gabe Ragusa swam across the lake in its entirety without reportedly taking a breath. This feat was corroborated by Newsday. When the challenge was completed, Ragusa famously remarked "that was a success!"[6]
See also
[edit]- Lake Ronkonkoma – Another kettle lake on Long Island, located in neighboring Suffolk County.
References
[edit]- ^ "Long Island Surface Water". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ a b c d "Village of Lake Success History". www.villageoflakesuccess.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ a b Winsche, Richard (October 1, 1999). The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names. Interlaken, New York: Empire State Books. ISBN 978-1557871541.
- ^ a b "Geology of Long Island". Garvies Point Museum. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ a b Bennington, J. Bret. "Intersection of Harbor Hill Moraine (HHm) and Ronkonkoma Moraine (Rm)". Researchgate.net. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ https://www.newsday.com/sports/olympics/swimming-world-records-shortcourse-r98969
External links
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