Basin countries United States Surface area 21.17 km (8.17 sq mi) Max. depth 44m (144 ft) Length 12 km | Max. length 12 km (7.5 mi) Average depth 19.1 m (62.7 ft) Area 21.17 km² Mean depth 19 m | |
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Location Walworth County, Wisconsin,
United States Cities Lake Geneva, Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Williams Bay Similar The Abbey Resort, Yerkes Observatory, Grand Geneva Resort, Black Point, Geneva National Golf Club | ||
Lake geneva wi aerial tour of geneva lake
Geneva Lake is a body of freshwater in Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin. On its shores are the city of Lake Geneva, and the villages of Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, and Williams Bay.
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- Lake geneva wi aerial tour of geneva lake
- Map of Geneva Lake Wisconsin USA
- Geneva lake museum
- LakeshoreEdit
- References
Map of Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, USA
The lake covers an area of approximately 8.14 square miles (21.1 km2), has a maximum length of 7.5 miles (12 km), mean depth of 62.7 feet (19.1 m) and a maximum depth of 144 feet (44 m). Geologists believe that it is a filled-in kettle formed from a receding glacier.
Geneva lake museum
LakeshoreEdit
The lake and the community of Lake Geneva were named for the town of Geneva, New York, located on Seneca Lake, which government surveyor John Brink thought it resembled. To avoid confusion with the nearby town of Geneva, Illinois, the city was renamed Lake Geneva; later the lake was renamed Geneva Lake.
Lakeshore attractions include Big Foot Beach State Park, Lake Geneva Yacht Club, the George Williams College campus of Aurora University, and Yerkes Observatory. The observatory is owned by the University of Chicago, which has established a study group to plan a regional center for science education at the observatory.
Public access to the lake is allowed as the result of a decision by early European settlers that "20 feet of land leading up to the shoreline should be public domain." A shorepath, which is open to the public, completely surrounds the lake. Between 21 and 26 miles long, it follows the route taken by Potawatomi Indians. The path crosses the estates of the Schwinns, Swifts, Wackers, and Wrigleys.