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North Twin Lake. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. North Twin Lake is a 2,871-acre (1,162 ha) lake (formerly known as Big Twin lake in the town of Phelps, in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It is a recreational lake with sport fishing. Native Americans also exercise their federally protected treaty rights to spearfish on the lake.
List of lakes of Vilas County, Wisconsin. Vilas County has more lakes than any other county in Wisconsin, [1] with 563 named and 755 unnamed lakes covering 93,889 acres. Lac Vieux Desert near Phelps, at 4017 acres, is the largest. Named lakes are listed below. Alternate names are indicated in parentheses.
The Powell Marsh Wildlife Area is a 4,850-acre (19.6 km 2) tract of protected land located in Vilas and Iron counties, Wisconsin, owned and partially managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). [3] The nearby Dead Pike Lake has drawn attention to the wildlife area from conservators and homeowners nearby due to surface and ...
The Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program is a conservation program created to highlight and protect areas with outstanding natural or archaeological resources in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. There are currently 687 State Natural Areas (SNAs) encompassing almost 400,000 acres (160,000 ha). [1] SNAs protect natural communities, geological ...
Surface elevation. 1,585 feet (483 m) Lake Minocqua is a freshwater natural drainage lake in northern Oneida County, Wisconsin. It is 1360 acres (5.5 km 2) in area, with an average depth of 23 feet (7 m) and a maximum depth of 60 feet (18.3 m). The name Minocqua means "noon day rest" which is translated from the Ojibwe word "Ninocqua".
Eagle River is a city and the county seat of Vilas County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,628 at the 2020 census. [6] Because of the many lakes in the area, the city is a popular vacation and retirement destination. The area contains many condominiums, seasonal vacation homes, and hunting cabins.
The Headwaters Wilderness is a 22,033-acre (89 km 2) [1] wilderness area located within the Nicolet unit of the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest in northeastern Wisconsin. It is the largest federally designated wilderness area on Wisconsin's mainland. The wilderness area contains the headwaters of the Pine River, a legally protected wild ...
The Eagle River is a tributary of the Wisconsin River in northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Via the Wisconsin River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 181.7 square miles (470.6 km 2) in the state's Northern Highland region. The river flows for much of its length through a series of lakes; the ...