Green Lake (Wisconsin)

Green Lake
Big Green Lake
Location of Green Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Green Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Green Lake
Location of Green Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Green Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Green Lake
Hydrographic Map of Green Lake Wisconsin
LocationGreen Lake County, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates43°49′28″N 88°57′52″W / 43.82444°N 88.96444°W / 43.82444; -88.96444
TypeDimictic
EtymologyGreen appearance of the water
Part ofBig Green Lake Watershed
Primary inflowsSilver Creek,

White Creek, Dakin Creek, Hill Creek, Wurches Creek, Roy Creek, Spring Creek,

Assembly Creek
Primary outflowsPuchyan River
Catchment area277.9 km2 (107.3 sq mi)
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyGreen Lake Association, Green Lake Sanitary District
Max. length11.75 km (7.30 mi)
Max. width3.219 km (2.000 mi)
Surface area2,973 ha (7,350 acres)
Average depth30.48 m (100.0 ft)
Max. depth72.24 m (237.0 ft)
Water volume0.9390 km3 (761,300 acre⋅ft)
Residence time21 years
Salinity502.80 - 532.88 uS/cm
Shore length143.94 km (27.30 mi)
Surface elevation242.3 m (795 ft)[1]
Max. temperature27.2 °C (81.0 °F) Highest average, 2018
Frozen87 days
SettlementsGreen Lake, Wisconsin
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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 237 ft (72 m), 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]

  1. ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ^ "Green Lake (Big Green Lake) – Green Lake County, Wisconsin DNR Lake Map Date – Jun 1974 - Historical Lake Map - Not for Navigation" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. June 1974. Retrieved September 30, 2020.