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On its shores are the city of Lake Geneva and the villages of Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake and Williams Bay. The lake covers an area of approximately 5,401 acres (2,186 ha ; 8.439 sq mi ; 21.86 km 2 ), [ 3 ] with a maximum length of 7.8 miles (12.6 km), [ 3 ] a mean depth of 61 feet (19 m), [ 3 ] and a maximum depth of 135 feet (41 m). [ 3 ]
Lake Geneva is located at (42.592380, -88.434424). [17] The city is on the northeast bay of Geneva Lake on relatively flat ground, with some steep hills and bluffs. The White River flows out of Geneva Lake for 19 miles into Burlington, Wisconsin.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, emerged as a resort town in the 1870s, popularized by images of its side-wheeler steamboats. The lakeshore at Broad Street became the main water transportation hub with the construction of the Whiting House Hotel; the train station was located approximately .5 miles due north on Broad St.
Geneva Lake is patrolled by the Geneva Lake Law Enforcement Agency which is partially funded by the village. The Geneva Lake Water Safety Patrol is a private, non-profit organization that promotes safety on Geneva Lake through boat patrols, lifeguard services and educational programs.
Wisconsin made an appearance on the list, with Lake Geneva Ziplines & Adventures named fourth-best aerial adventure park. The park, at N3232 County Road H in Lake Geneva, has nine ziplines that ...
Alt. I-43 north / Alt. WIS 83 north / Bay View Road / Holtz Parkway: Access to Mukwonago Park & Ride / Transit Route 906: Alt. WIS 83 south / CTH-NN / CTH-ES east: Genesee: WIS 59 (Genesee Road) – North Prairie, Waukesha: Roundabout: Wales: US 18 (Summit Avenue) / Temp. US 18 east begins: Roundabout; southern end of Temporary US 18 ...
Big Foot Beach State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, on Geneva Lake.The park is used primarily for hiking, swimming, camping, and fishing. The beach and park are named for Big Foot (a translation from the Potawatomi Maumksuck (Mmangzed), also known in French as Gros Pied), an early Potawatomi leader in the area until his band forcibly relocated by the United States in 1836.
The river flows through the 200-acre White River Park, which is managed by the Geneva Lake Conservancy and Walworth County Park System. [1] [2] The remains of a dam from the 19th century are visible on Sheridan Springs Road where it crosses the river entering Lyons, Wisconsin from the west. This formed a mill pond that is still shown on maps ...