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Devil's Lake is a lake in the South Range of the Baraboo Range, about two miles south of Baraboo, Wisconsin, in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.It has no surface outlets, so by some definitions, it is endorheic; however, it possibly drains by underground channels into the Baraboo River, which would make the lake cryptorheic. [2]
Devil's Lake State Park is a state park located in the Baraboo Range in eastern Sauk County, just south of Baraboo, Wisconsin. It is around thirty-five miles northwest of Madison , and is on the western edge of the last ice-sheet deposited during the Wisconsin glaciation . [ 2 ]
Steven Dutch, Devil's Lake, Retrieved July 27, 2007 (With map) Wisconsin Online, Retrieved July 27, 2007; Baraboo Range Protection Plan, Sauk County, Retrieved July 27, 2007; Devil's Lake State Park: Rocks and Water Through the Ages, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Retrieved July 27, 2007
Devil's Doorway is a main attraction in Devil's Lake State Park in Wisconsin. [1] The park is 9,217 acres (3,730 ha) and Devil's Lake is 360 acres (150 ha). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The formation, more than 31 ft (9.4 m) high, is named for its resemblance to a doorway or a stone arch, with two separate columns of rock connected by other rocks at the top.
Parfrey's Glen, located within Devil's Lake State Park, is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area. The glen is a deep gorge cut through the sandstone of the south flank of the Baraboo Hills. It was the first State Natural Area to be designated in Wisconsin. [1] The valley was named for Robert Parfrey. [2]
The island is located in western Lake Superior off the Bayfield Peninsula, is centered at approximately 47°04'16.50" N 90°43'36.33" W and has a maximum elevation of 652' above sea level. The island rises only 50' above Lake Superior's official elevation of 602'. It is 318 acres in area. [1]
There are ice cream stands at queue areas on either side of the river. It is the state's only free ferry, as well as the only ferry left on the Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System. The ferry is close to the head of Lake Wisconsin, as well as regional recreation areas, including Devil's Lake and Wisconsin Dells. Peak traffic coincides with the ...
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