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Big Lake Butte des Morts (/ ˌ b juː d ə ˈ m ɔːr / [1]) is a shallow freshwater lake located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, in Winnebago County. It is part of the Winnebago Pool (also known as the Winnebago System) of lakes in east central Wisconsin, along with Lake Winnebago, Lake Poygan, and Lake Winneconne.
Wausau has 12 banks with 41 branch locations, three trust companies and three holding companies in the metropolitan area. There are also 13 open membership credit unions with 18 branch locations. [27] The Wausau area is a center for cultivation of American ginseng, [28] and is also known for its red granite, which is quarried nearby. [29]
Butte des Morts is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Winneconne and Oshkosh, in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. [3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 962. [4] The community is located at the north side of (Big) Lake Butte des Morts [5] on the former route of Wisconsin Highway 110.
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 meters). The largest man-made lake is Petenwell Lake. Many lakes have the same names ...
Devil's Lake State Park: Sauk: 10,200 4,100 1911 Devil's Lake: Protects a 360-acre (150 ha) endorheic lake in the Baraboo Range, hemmed in by moraines and 500-foot (150 m) quartzite bluffs. [21] The park is a unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. Fischer Creek State Recreation Area: Manitowoc: 124 50 1991 Lake Michigan
There are over 800 plant species on the islands and lakeshore. [6] Ecologically, the islands contain some old growth, but primarily secondary Northern hardwood forest.There are elements of the oak, hickory, and hemlock hardwood forests of the eastern United States, but also features of the Boreal forest typical of Ontario.
The strait is also a combination of three separate passageways. Plum Island and tiny Pilot Island are almost in the center of what is commonly considered Death's Door, and pose hazards. While the Porte des Morts Passage proper to the south of Plum Island is relatively hazard free, the Detroit Island Passage to the north of Plum Island has many.
The lake contains a number of small islands, especially in its northeastern lobe, including Draper Island, in Michigan, and Duck Island, in Wisconsin. [ 2 ] Lac Vieux Desert has a surface elevation 1,680 ft (510 m) [ 3 ] above sea level , and a maximum depth of about 40 ft (12 m).