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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
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Wisconsin.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
There are 242 named lakes in Marinette County, Wisconsin, along with 200 with no names. Together they make up 13,735 acres of surface area. Noquebay Lake, at 2,409 acres, is the largest. [1] Named lakes are listed below. Alternate names are indicated in parentheses. [1]
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) advises the WDNR and Natural Resources Board on managing the state's natural resources. The WCC is composed of citizen-elected delegates including five members of an executive committee, 22 members of a district leadership council, 360 county delegates (five per county), and the general public. [23]
Gile Flowage is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located south of the city of Montreal. [1] In 1967, the Wisconsin state record Black crappie was caught in the Gile Flowage. It was 19.75 inches (50.2 cm) long and weighed 4 pounds 8 ounces (2.0 kg). [2] Fishing is regulated by the Wisconsin DNR. [3]
Across the street from the lake is the main Rock Dam camping ground. Various homes and cabins are often available for rent year round. Summer activities include camping, swimming, water skiing, jet skiing, and off-road vehicle trails (four-wheelers, dirt bikes). Winter activities include ice fishing and snowmobiling.
Lake Mendota originated after the Wisconsin glaciation, which occurred approximately 15,000 years ago.Glacial ice, which had covered the Madison lakes (Lakes Mendota, Monona, Kegonsa, and Waubesa) [5] at a thickness of over 300 meters, began to retreat northwest about 14,000 years ago, damming a glacial lake near the City of Middleton that now serves as the source of water for Pheasant Branch ...
Little Green Lake is a lake located in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. [1] It has a surface area of 462 acres (1.87 km 2) and a max depth of 28 ft (8.5 m). [2] Little Green Lake lies just over three miles to the south of Wisconsin's deepest natural lake, Green Lake. There is one unnamed island that is 0.3 acres (0.0012 km 2) in size. [3]