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25.4 mi (40.9 km) 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Lac Courte Oreilles (/ ləˈkuːdəreɪ / lə-KOO-də-ray) [1] is a large freshwater lake located in northwest Wisconsin in Sawyer County in townships 39 and 40 north, ranges 8 and 9 west. It is irregular in shape, having numerous peninsulas and bays, and is approximately six miles ...
1583370 [7] Website. www.cityofhaywardwi.gov. Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, next to the Namekagon River. Its population was 2,533 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Sawyer County. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward. The City of Hayward was formally organized in 1883. [8]
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 237 feet (72 ...
Lake Hayward is in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, [1] United States. It is fed by the Namekagon River and is part of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. [2] Namakagon Queen, Hayward, Wisconsin, June 1961. The Lumberjack Bowl is a large bay on Lake Hayward that is used for the Lumberjack World Championship. [3] [4]
Ozaawindib (O-za-win-dib, also known as Yellow Head) was an 18th-century Ojibwa chief of the Prairie Rice Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Originally located near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, the band consolidated with the Lac Courte Oreilles Band. He was of the Niibinaabe- doodem (Merman Clan). He fought in the Battle of Prairie Rice Lake ...
Windigo Lake is a freshwater lake located in north central Wisconsin in the Town of Bass Lake, Sawyer County, United States, in township 40 north, range 9 west. The lake is irregular in shape, with numerous peninsulas and bays, and is approximately one mile in diameter. Windigo Lake is 529.6 acres (2.143 km 2) in size (including islands) with a ...
Namakagon Queen, Hayward, Wisconsin, June 1961. The spellings "Namekagon" and "Namakagon" are both used. "Namekagon," with the fourth letter being an "e," is the more common spelling, especially concerning the Namekagon River that flows out of Lake Namakagon.
Congressional district. 7th. Website. www.sawyercountygov.org. Sawyer County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,074. [1] Its county seat is Hayward. [2] The county partly overlaps with the reservation of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.