Tomahawk Lake is a lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The lake covers an area of 3,392 acres (1,373 ha) and has a maximum depth of 84 feet (26 m).[2] The community of Lake Tomahawk is located on the eastern edge of the lake.[3] Tomahawk Lake was so named from the fact its outline resembles a tomahawk.[4]
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| Location | Oneida County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45°49′37″N 89°39′10″W / 45.826898°N 89.652644°W |
| Primary outflows | Tomahawk River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3,392 acres (1,373 ha) |
| Max. depth | 84 ft (26 m) |
| Water volume | 111,956 acre⋅ft (138,096,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 30.2 mi (48.6 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,585 ft (483 m) |
| Settlements | Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Tomahawk Lake is the source of the Tomahawk River. Historically, Tomahawk Lake was part of a travel route for traders and Indians who portaged to and from the Wisconsin River at the east end of the lake.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Tomahawk Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Lake Survey Map: Tomahawk Lake (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 1970. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ Oneida County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 131.
- ^ Owen, David Dale (1848). Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of a geological reconnoissance of the Chippewa Land District of Wisconsin, and the northern part of Iowa. p. 92. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
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