Big Cedar Lake, a lake located in Washington County, Wisconsin, about a mile west of Little Cedar Lake, is the biggest lake of 52 in Washington County. It has 10.2 miles of shoreline, measures over 900 acres, and has a maximum depth of 105 feet.[2][3]
| Big Cedar Lake | |
|---|---|
  Big Cedar Lake  Big Cedar Lake | |
| Location | Washington County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43°23′N 88°16′W / 43.38°N 88.26°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 932 acres (377 ha) |
| Max. depth | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Water volume | 31,983 acre-feet (39,450,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 11 mi (18 km) Without islands: 10.2 mi (16.4 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,030.98 ft (314.24 m) |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
It is managed by the Big Cedar Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District (BCLPRD), a tax-funded governmental agency with seven commissioners. They provide maintenance, refuse and lake safety services.[4]
Fish commonly found in this lake include Northern Pike, Large Mouth Bass, Panfish, and Cisco.[1] A lesser known fish in found occasionally in this Wisconsin Lake is Lake sturgeon.[5]
The Lake District takes part in Operation Dry Water,[6] an annual initiative aimed at reducing the number of alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol and drug use on the water.
References
edit- ^ a b "Big Cedar Lake Hydrographic Map" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 1970. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Home". bigcedarlakeprd.org.
- ^ "Best Places to Fish in Wisconsin: Big Cedar Lake". travelwisconsin.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "District Services « bigcedarlakeprd". www.bigcedarlakeprd.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Sturgeon". eekwi.org. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Home". operationdrywater.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-20.