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Below is the list of named lakes/reservoirs in Wisconsin, as identified by the USGS [1] and/or the WIDNR. [2] Areas and max depths are provided by WIDNR unless otherwise noted. Alternate names are indicated in parentheses. Only included are lakes over 100 acres.
The lake is a popular recreation destination in northwestern Wisconsin, in the summer for boating, canoeing, fishing, water skiing, and swimming, and in the winter for ice fishing. On the northeastern shore lies Lake Wissota State Park, popular with campers, hikers, swimmers, and anglers.
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 ).
Richard Bong State Recreation Area is a 4,515-acre (1,827 ha) unit of the state park system of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located in the town of Brighton , in Kenosha County . This managed prairie contains 8.3 miles (13 km) of mountain bike trails.
Shawano Lake is a popular lake for recreational fishing, boating, swimming, water skiing, bird watching, hunting, and other outdoor activities. It is currently a eutrophic lake with elevated levels of algae blooms, nutrients, and nuisance aquatic plants. Aquatic plant management is a major management objective for the lake.
The Wisconsin inland lake record lake trout was caught on Big Green Lake by Joseph Gotz on June 1, 1957, and weighed 35 lb 4 oz (16.0 kg). The Wisconsin record cisco was caught on Big Green Lake on June 12, 1969, by Joe Miller and weighed 4 lb 10.5 oz (2.11 kg).
Columbia Lake is a lake near Portage in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. It is fed by the Wisconsin River and receives heat from a nearby power plant cooling pipe. [1] As a result, the portion of the lake to the east of a dividing bank of earth is 62°F or circa 15°C in the winter, with a dense cover of fog in colder weather.
Lake Mendota originated after the Wisconsin glaciation, which occurred approximately 15,000 years ago.Glacial ice, which had covered the Madison lakes (Lakes Mendota, Monona, Kegonsa, and Waubesa) [5] at a thickness of over 300 meters, began to retreat northwest about 14,000 years ago, damming a glacial lake near the City of Middleton that now serves as the source of water for Pheasant Branch ...