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Housing Units (2000): 2116
Land area (2000): 12.666998 sq. miles (32.807372 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 8.944580 sq. miles (23.166356 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 21.611578 sq. miles (55.973728 sq. km)
FIPS code: 42012
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 43.373461 N, 89.575676 W
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Lake Wisconsin
Wikipedia
Lake Wisconsin is a reservoir on the Wisconsin River in southern Wisconsin in the United States. It is located in Columbia and Sauk counties, approximately 5 mi (8 km) southeast of Baraboo and 25 mi (40 km) NNW of Madison. Today it is home to the Wisconsin wine appellation of the Lake Wisconsin AVA.
It was formed by the construction of a dam at Prairie du Sac, which was begun in 1911 and completed in 1914. It is part of the Wisconsin River system of reservoirs. The lake has a maximum depth of 40 ft (12 m). It has a shoreline of 57 mi (90 km) and an area of 9500 acres (38 km²).
Its construction effectively ended the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway connection to the Mississippi River, although commercial traffic had ended decades before completion of the dam.
The lake provides flood control and is a popular destination for recreational boating and fishing.
The Merrimac Ferry crosses the lake at Merrimac, Wisconsin.
Lake Wisconsin may refer to places in the United States:
- Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin, a census-designated place, Wisconsin, United States
- Lake Wisconsin, a reservoir, Wisconsin, United States
- Lake Wisconsin AVA, a wine region, Wisconsin, United States
- Glacial Lake Wisconsin, an ancient lake