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The Yellow River in north central Wisconsin is a tributary of the Chippewa River. For the most part it is a mud and rock-bottomed river flowing through forest and farmland. It is one of four distinct rivers in the state bearing the name Yellow River.
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]
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.
Hatfield has an area of 1.337 square miles (3.46 km 2), all of it land.It is located on the shores of Lake Arbutus, an impoundment of the Black River.The dam forming the impoundment releases water back into the river channel and a diversion channel for a hydroelectric powerhouse.
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.
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.
In 1673, French explorer Jacques Marquette, made a passage through the Fox–Wisconsin Waterway from Green Bay to the Mississippi River.Travelling through Puckaway Lake, he stated "the route is broken by so many swamps and small lakes that it is easy to lose one'sway, especially as the river is so full of wild rice that it is difficult to find the channel."