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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.
Excluding Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, Lake Winnebago is the largest lake by area, largest by volume and the lake with the longest shoreline. The deepest lake is Wazee Lake, at 350 feet (107 meters). The deepest natural lake is Green Lake, at 237 feet (72 meters). The largest man-made lake is Petenwell Lake. Many lakes have the same names ...
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).
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources explains that carbonless copy paper caused PCB pollution in the Fox River and Lake Michigan. [8] The federal government banned PCBs in 1979 due to their environmental threat to humans and other wildlife. [13]
In development around a lake surrounded by mature forest and glacial landforms. [57] Tower Hill State Park: Iowa: 77 31 1922 Wisconsin River: Interprets a reconstructed shot tower where lead shot was manufactured 1832–1860. [58] The tower is on the NRHP. Whitefish Dunes State Park: Door: 863 349 1967 Lake Michigan, Clark Lake
Wisconsin is bordered by Lake Superior in the north and Lake Michigan in the east. [37] The state has over 15,000 named lakes, totaling about 1 million acres (4,000 km 2 ). Within Wisconsin, Lakes Superior and Michigan total 6.4 million acres (26,000 km 2 ). [ 38 ]
Castle Rock Lake is an artificial lake on the Wisconsin River.It is located in central Wisconsin in Adams County and Juneau County.The lake has an inflow from Petenwell Lake, Yellow River, Big Roche a Cri., and Klien Creek. [1]
Chiwaukee Prairie is a 485-acre (1.96 km 2) prairie in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (about midway between Chicago and Milwaukee). It is located on Lake Michigan at the Illinois state line and includes grassy wetlands, wooded areas, and the Kenosha Sand Dunes at its northern tip.