Also known as Lake Wingra. "Ki-chunk-och-hep-er-rah," the place where the turtle emerges.Supposedly called thus from its lack of an outlet, although Murphy's Creek connects it with Lake Monona. See Wingra, its Indian name.

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[Source: Definition given by Thomas J. George, to C.E. Brown.]