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Lake Petenwell is an artificial lake on the Wisconsin River in central Wisconsin. It is located in Adams, Juneau, and Wood counties next to Castle Rock Lake. It covers over 23,000 acres (93 km 2) and is 42 feet (13 m) deep. Lake Petenwell is Wisconsin's second largest lake at 23,040 acres (93.2 km 2) or approximately 36 square miles (93 km 2).
English: Relief location map of Wisconsin, USA. Geographic limits of the map: N: 47.5° N; ... Castle Rock Lake; Petenwell Lake; Pilot Island (Wisconsin) Timms Hill;
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 ...
Neenah Dam, a portion of Little Lake Butte des Morts, Neenah and Menasha Power Co. Lake Noquebay Dam, Lake Noquebay, Marinette County; Park Falls Dam, 45.93838, -90.44407; Petenwell Dam, Petenwell Lake, Wisconsin River Power Company; Prairie du Sac Dam, Lake Wisconsin, Alliant Energy; Radisson Flowage Dam, 45.76093, -91.2025
Castle Rock Lake has encountered several environmental concerns including, blue-green algae, invasive species, and shoreline development. In the summer of 2009 Petenwell Lake and Castle Rock Lake both had obvious signs of blue-green algae growth. The algae floats on the surface giving the water a "pea green" color and a foul smell. [17]
Monroe is located in northwestern Adams County, along Petenwell Lake, a large reservoir on the Wisconsin River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.5 square miles (99.6 km 2), of which 21.9 square miles (56.7 km 2) is land and 16.6 square miles (42.9 km 2), or 43.11%, is water. [5]
Two impoundments on the river, Castle Rock Lake and Petenwell Lake, are partly within the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.0 square miles (134.6 km 2), of which 47.1 square miles (122.0 km 2) is land and 4.9 square miles (12.6 km 2), or 9.35%, is water. [4]
The Town of Rome is located in the northwestern corner of Adams County. Petenwell Lake, an impoundment of the Wisconsin River, covers the western border of the town.Lake Arrowhead, Lake Sherwood, and Camelot Lake are impoundments on Fourteenmile Creek, a tributary of the Wisconsin River, and are surrounded by census-designated places named after the lakes.