Which urban city has the best in-city lake? (population, live, state)

[ckhthankgod]

Syracuse has Hiawatha Lake in Upper Onondaga Park in the Strarhmore neighborhood. City of Syracuse - Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lVvM5tfzc3...l+2009+176.JPG

hiawatha lake syracuse new york - Google Search

hiawatha lake syracuse new york - Google Search

[kirkwoodhipster]

Atlanta (Lake Clara Meer).

[OrlFlaUsa]

Best lake (singular) in a city ehh who knows...best lakes (plural) in a city/metro then Orlando and Minneapolis are hard to beat. Pick your poison really with water temp and varied recreational options.

[Bslette]

I think Orlando does well, but Minneapolis, which is the city of lakes, should win this. It has over 20 lakes/wetlands in the city boundaries, and two waterfalls (that doesnt have to do with lakes, ik.) But the lakes are surrounded by parks, and downtown is visible from all of them, although in my opinion the Lake Calhoun view of Minneapolis isnt the greatest.

[ncopus99]

Orlando Lake Eola is my pick.

[robertpolyglot]

Originally Posted by ncopus99

Orlando Lake Eola is my pick.

Does it have alligators? Would you swim in it without giving that a second thought?

Seattle's Lake Union, unless we can count Lake Washington, which forms the city's eastern boarder and is shared with other municipalities.

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by Natural510

Lake Merritt in Oakland is nice, though it's technically a tidal lagoon.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...it02192006.JPG

Bah, technicality. Does it ever actually recede that much?

[nashvols]

Radnor Lake State Park - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikerhicks/sets/72157625480088750/?page=2 - broken link)

[west336]

Originally Posted by kirkwoodhipster

Atlanta (Lake Clara Meer).

That looks like a pond or is man-made....is it?

[slo1318]

Minneapolis
Austin
Oakland
edit: forgot
Seattle
Orlando? hmm honorable mention maybe?