Tainter Lake | |
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Location | Dunn County, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 44°56′06″N 91°53′19″W / 44.93500°N 91.88861°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Red Cedar River, Hay River |
Primary outflows | Red Cedar River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 1,752 acres (7.1 km2) |
Max. depth | 37 ft (11 m) |
Shore length1 | 25.7 mi (41.4 km) |
Surface elevation | 872 ft (266 m) |
Settlements | Tainter |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Tainter Lake is a small reservoir in north central Dunn County, Wisconsin, on the Red Cedar River at its confluence with the Hay River. The lake was created by a hydroelectric dam (about 3 miles (5 km) downstream on the Red Cedar at Cedar Falls. The lake, a popular resort and fishing spot, has a surface area of approximately 2 square miles (5 km2).