Pine Lake (Rusk County, Wisconsin)

Coordinates: 45°17′28″N 91°27′29″W / 45.291°N 91.458°W / 45.291; -91.458
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Pine Lake
Location of lake in Wisconsin.
Location of lake in Wisconsin.
Pine Lake
LocationRusk and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°17′28″N 91°27′29″W / 45.291°N 91.458°W / 45.291; -91.458
Typelake
Surface area256 acres (104 ha)
Max. depth106 feet (32 m)
Surface elevation1,101 feet (336 m)

Pine Lake is a lake in Rusk and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin. It has a surface area of 256 acres (104 ha) and is surrounded by a forest. The maximum depth of the lake is 106 feet (32 m). Pine Lake is at an elevation of 1,101 feet (336 m). The bottom of the lake is 50% sand, 30% gravel, 15% rock, and 5% muck. Pine Lake is a seepage lake, it's spring fed with only one outlet. Its water mostly from precipitation or runoff. Because of this, water levels tend to fluctuate seasonally.[1][2]

Wildlife

rabbits
are also found in the surrounding area. [2]

Homes

Pine Lake has houses on about half its shoreline, with about 40 houses near the lake. The houses were built by a few men from Chicago who bought the land.[3][failed verification]

References

  1. ^ "Definitions". www.dccl.org.
  2. ^ a b "Pine Lake". dnr.wi.gov.
  3. ^ "Pine Lake, Chippewa and Rusk counties, Wisconsin :: Maps and Atlases in Our Collections". content.wisconsinhistory.org.

Further reading

  • Schmidt, Sara, and Kristina Beuning. Pine Lake, Wisconsin: Science and Settlement of a Tranquil Repose. La Crosse, Wis.: Pine Lake Association, 2005.