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Crystal Lake is one of at least 22 lakes of that name in the state of Wisconsin. [1] It has a surface area of about 93 acres, [2] and is located just south of Big Muskellunge Lake, in Vilas County in the Northern Highland region of Wisconsin. The nearest community is Sayner, about 5 miles to the east.
There is some great fishing on the Sugar River. Species include panfish, catfish, bass, walleye, and northern pike for anglers. Those who bow fish can have great success on lakes in Albany and Brodhead as well as oxbows on the river for carp and other rough fish.
Before logging, the area that would become Hayward was a forest of pine and hardwoods cut by rivers and lakes. [9] In later years Ojibwe people dominated the area along with much of northern Wisconsin, [10] until the 1837 Treaty of St. Peters, when they ceded it to the U.S. [11]
Trout Lake is in Vilas County, Wisconsin, near the towns of Boulder Junction and Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. With a surface area of 6.208 sq mi (16.079 km 2) and a volume of 0.058 cu mi (0.240 km 3), Trout Lake is one of the largest lakes in Vilas County. [1] [2] [3] It has 16.1 mi (25.9 km) of shoreline, a large portion of which is undeveloped. [3]
Lake Petenwell is Wisconsin's second largest lake at 23,040 acres (93.2 km 2) or approximately 36 square miles (93 km 2). It was created in 1948 by the Wisconsin River Power Company with the construction of a dam across the Wisconsin River near Necedah. [1] It has a maximum depth of 42 feet (13 m) and is used for water skiing, sailing and fishing.
Puckaway Lake also referred to as Lake Puckaway is a lake in Green Lake County and Marquette County, Wisconsin. [2] The lake has a surface area of 5,013 acres (20.29 km 2) and a max depth of 5 ft (1.5 m). [3] Most of the lake has a muck bottom and is shallow with an average depth of 3 ft (0.91 m).
Cedar Lake is a lake located in St. Croix County and Polk County, Wisconsin, 3.5 miles west of Star Prairie. [1] Cedar Lake is best known for its Muskellunge (Muskie) fishing. The lake is 1,120 acres (450 ha) in area and has a maximum depth of 32 ft (9.8 m). [ 2 ]
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Wisconsin. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).