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There are over 15,000 lakes in Wisconsin. Of these, about 40 percent have been named. 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
Wazee Lake is a lake east of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, in the town of Brockway, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The name "Wazee" means "tall pine" in the Ho-Chunk language. The artificial lake is the deepest lake within the state of Wisconsin , with a maximum depth of approximately 355 feet (108 m).
Castle Rock Dam, Castle Rock Lake, Wisconsin River Power Company; Cedar Falls Dam, Tainter Lake, Xcel Energy; Chalk Hills Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Menominee River, Wisconsin Electric Power Co. (between Wisconsin and Michigan) Chequamegon Waters Dam, 45.20061, -90.71103; Chippewa Lake Dam, 45.88809, -91.07708; Chippewa Falls Dam, unnamed ...
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These are the Porcupine Lake Wilderness and the Rainbow Lake Wilderness. The Nicolet National Forest covers 664,822 acres (2,690.44 km 2) of northeastern Wisconsin. It is located in parts of Forest, Oconto, Florence, Vilas, Langlade, and Oneida counties. The forest headquarters are in Rhinelander.
The surface area is 4,260 acres (17.24 km 2; 6.66 sq mi), of which approximately two-thirds is in Wisconsin and one third in Michigan. Located in the Lake District of northern Wisconsin, the lake is a popular boating and fishing resort. The lake was named by French fur trappers, who were some of the first Europeans in the region.
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] Along the two great lakes, Wisconsin has over 500 miles (800 km) of shoreline. [39]
The Rainbow Lake Wilderness is a 7,135-acre (29 km 2) wilderness area located within the Chequamegon unit of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. [1] The land is in northern Wisconsin and entirely in Bayfield County. The wilderness area is operated by the United States Forest Service. [2]