Crystal Lake (Vilas County, Wisconsin)

Crystal Lake is one of at least 22 lakes of that name in the state of Wisconsin.[1] It has a surface area of about 93 acres,[2] and is located just south of Big Muskellunge Lake, in Vilas County in the Northern Highland region of Wisconsin. The nearest community is Sayner, about 5 miles to the east. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing, public beaches and the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, and trout.

Crystal Lake is a seepage lake, having neither tributary nor effluent.[3] The lake has a maximum depth of 67 feet and a mean depth of 34 feet.[4] The lake has very clear water, comparable to that of Lake Tahoe in California, or Crater Lake in Oregon.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website, http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/lakepages/Results.aspx?name=crystal%20lake. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  2. ↑ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website, http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/lakepages/LakeDetail.aspx?wbic=1842400. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  3. ↑ James, Harry Raymond, with Edward A. Birge. A Laboratory Study of the Absorption of Light by Lake Waters. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1938. Table VIII, page 60.
  4. ↑ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website, http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/lakepages/LakeDetail.aspx?wbic=1842400&page=facts. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  5. ↑ Wetzel, Robert G. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic, 2001. Page 62.

Coordinates: 46°00′07″N 89°36′47″W / 46.002°N 89.613°W / 46.002; -89.613


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