Surface area 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) | Basin countries United States Area 24.28 km² | |
Primary inflows Primary outflows Upper Mississippi River | ||
Lake Winneshiek is the name given to that portion of Navigation Pool 9 impounded by Lock and Dam No. 9 between the dam to 4 miles south of the city of Lansing, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River, near Ferryville, Wisconsin. It encompasses about 6,000 acres (24 km²) and is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The Army Corps of Engineers intends to construct some islands in the lake in order to improve wildlife habitat.
Map of Lake Winneshiek, Wisconsin, USA
References
Lake Winneshiek Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA