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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 72.24 m (237.0 ft), 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.[2]
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Green Lake | |
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Big Green Lake | |
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)[1] |
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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