Lake Success is a
kettle lake
A kettle (also known as a kettle hole, kettlehole, or pothole) is a depression or hole in an outwash plain formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters. The kettles are formed as a result of blocks of dead ice left behind by retreating ...
in
Lake Success, in
Nassau County, on
Long Island
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, in
New York
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, United States.
Description
Lake Success was formed during the last
ice age
An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages, and g ...
. The name of the lake is believed to be derived from the
Native American chief "Sacut."
The center of Lake Success is approximately deep.
Lake Success is the source of the name of the village it is located in: Lake Success, New York.
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.
The lake marks the location where the
Harbor Hill Moraine
The Harbor Hill Moraine, in the geography of Long Island, forms the northern of two ridges along the "backbone" of Long Island.
Description
The Harbor Hill Moraine, skirting the North Shore, represents the terminal moraine of the most recent ...
and the
Ronkonkoma Moraine
The Ronkonkoma Moraine, in the geography of Long Island, forms the southern of two ridges along Long Island's "backbone."
Description
The Ronkonkoma Moraine, a terminal moraine, predates the Harbor Hill Moraine (which reached Long Island during ...
meet one another.
West of Lake Success, the younger Harbor Hill Moraine overrode the older Ronkonkoma Moraine.
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!"
[https://www.newsday.com/sports/olympics/swimming-world-records-shortcourse-r98969]
See also
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Lake Ronkonkoma
Lake Ronkonkoma is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 18,619 at the time of the 2020 census.
Located on the north and east sides of the eponymous lake, La ...
– Another kettle lake on Long Island, located in neighboring
Suffolk County.
References
Bodies of water of Nassau County, New York
Kettle lakes in the United States
Success
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person mi ...
External links
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Lake Success, New York
Town of North Hempstead, New York