Geological History of Big Green Lake

Green Lake — also known as Big Green Lake — is a lake in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. Green Lake has a maximum depth of 237 ft, making it the deepest natural inland lake in Wisconsin and the second largest by volume. The lake covers 29.72 km² and has an average depth of 30.48 m. Green Lake has 43.94 km of diverse shoreline, ran…
Green Lake — also known as Big Green Lake — is a lake in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. Green Lake has a maximum depth of 237 ft, making it the deepest natural inland lake in Wisconsin and the second largest by volume. The lake covers 29.72 km² and has an average depth of 30.48 m. Green Lake has 43.94 km of diverse shoreline, ranging from sandstone bluffs to marshes.
  • Location: Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States
  • Etymology: Green appearance of the water
  • Part of: Big Green Lake Watershed
  • Primary inflows: Silver Creek · White Creek, Dakin Creek, Hill Creek, Wurches Creek, Roy Creek, Spring Creek · Assembly Creek
  • Primary outflows: Puchyan River
  • Catchment area: 277.9 km² (107.3 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: United States
Data from: en.wikipedia.org