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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 ...
Chetek is a city in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,172 at the 2020 census , [ 5 ] down from 2,221 at the 2010 census . The city is located partially within the Town of Chetek .
Chetek is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,726 at the 2020 census , [ 1 ] up from 1,644 at the 2010 census . [ 2 ] The City of Chetek is located partially within the town.
The Red Cedar River in northwestern Wisconsin is a tributary of the Chippewa River. Its name is translation from the Ojibwe Miskwaawaakokaan-ziibi meaning "Abundant with Red Cedar River." According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the river flows approximately 100 miles from southwestern Sawyer County to its confluence with the ...
Chetek Municipal - Southworth Airport covers an area of 92 acres (37 ha) at an elevation of 1,056 feet (322 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways: 17/35 with a 3,401 x 60 ft (1,036 x 18 m) asphalt pavement and 7/25 with a 1,490 x 120 ft (454 x 37 m) turf surface.
In 1919, a writer named Dr. Bessy surveyed the lake from his base at Bent's Camp Resort. In his examination of the flora, he determined that Mamie and the other lakes and landforms in the area were formed by a glacier which created a dump moraine. Trees around the lake are mainly hemlock and yellow birch. The lake is the southernmost of the ten ...
Lake Petenwell is Wisconsin's second largest lake at 23,040 acres (93.2 km 2) or approximately 36 square miles (93 km 2). It was created in 1948 by the Wisconsin River Power Company with the construction of a dam across the Wisconsin River near Necedah. [1] It has a maximum depth of 42 feet (13 m) and is used for water skiing, sailing and fishing.
There are no exits within the town; the nearest access points are Exit 126 in Chetek and Exit 135 in Cameron. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.5 km 2 ), of which 33.2 square miles (85.9 km 2 ) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.6 km 2 ), or 5.11%, is water.