Green Lake (Wisconsin)
Green Lake — also known as Big Green Lake (to distinguish it from Little Green Lake, which is near Markesan)— is a lake in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. Green Lake has a maximum depth of 237 ft (72 m), making it the deepest natural inland lake in Wisconsin and the second largest by volume. The lake covers 29.72 km2 (7,340 acres) and has an average depth of 30.48 m (100.0 ft). Green Lake has 43.94 km (27.30 mi) of diverse shoreline, ranging from sandstone bluffs to marshes.
| Green Lake | |
|---|---|
| Big Green Lake | |
Green Lake Green Lake | |
Hydrographic Map of Green Lake Wisconsin | |
| Location | Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°49′28″N 88°57′52″W |
| Type | Dimictic |
| Etymology | Green appearance of the water |
| Part of | Big Green Lake Watershed |
| Primary inflows | Silver Creek,
White Creek, Dakin Creek, Hill Creek, Wurches Creek, Roy Creek, Spring Creek, Assembly Creek |
| Primary outflows | Puchyan River |
| Catchment area | 277.9 km2 (107.3 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | Green Lake Association, Green Lake Sanitary District |
| Max. length | 11.75 km (7.30 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.219 km (2.000 mi) |
| Surface area | 2,973 ha (7,350 acres) |
| Average depth | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) |
| Max. depth | 72.24 m (237.0 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.9390 km3 (761,300 acre⋅ft) |
| Residence time | 21 years |
| Salinity | 502.80 - 532.88 uS/cm |
| Shore length1 | 43.94 km (27.30 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 242.3 m (795 ft) |
| Max. temperature | 27.2 °C (81.0 °F) Highest average, 2018 |
| Frozen | 87 days |
| Settlements | Green Lake, Wisconsin |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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