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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
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 Conservation Congress (WCC) advises the WDNR and Natural Resources Board on managing the state's natural resources. The WCC is composed of citizen-elected delegates including five members of an executive committee, 22 members of a district leadership council, 360 county delegates (five per county), and the general public. [23]
Front Wheel Drive Studded cars racing on Lake DuBay in the Winter Thunder program. Lake DuBay is a reservoir on the Wisconsin River in Marathon and Portage Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [1] The lake covers an area of 6,700 acres (2,700 ha) and has a maximum depth of 30 feet (9.1 m). A dam on the lake is used to generate hydroelectric ...
N. Turyk, R. Haney and D Rupp. 2014. Waushara County Lakes Study Pine Lake - Springwater, Final Report to Waushara County and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, UW-Stevens Point Center for Watershed Science & Education. "Water-Quality and Lake-Stage Data for Wisconsin Lakes, Water Years 2008-2011" (PDF). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) lowers its level each September and October. [3] This drawdown is carried out in increments of less than 4’’ per day with normal levels of 16’’- 20’’; however, extended drawdowns of up to 84” have been used to reduce invasive plant species in the lake. [4]
The musky is highly prized, so much so, that in 1955 it was officially named the state fish of Wisconsin. [2] The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has named Potato Lake as one of the state's class A1 musky waters, [3] which means that the lake may harbor trophy-sized muskellunge. The minimum length requirement for a legally caught ...
Little Green Lake is a lake located in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. [1] It has a surface area of 462 acres (1.87 km 2) and a max depth of 28 ft (8.5 m). [2] Little Green Lake lies just over three miles to the south of Wisconsin's deepest natural lake, Green Lake. There is one unnamed island that is 0.3 acres (0.0012 km 2) in size. [3]