Big Cedar Lake
Without islands: 10.2 mi (16.4 km)
Big Cedar Lake, a lake located in Washington County, Wisconsin, about a mile west of Little Cedar Lake, is the biggest lake of 52 in Washington County. It has 10.2 miles of shoreline and measures over 900 acres.[2]
It is managed by the Big Cedar Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District (BCLPRD), a tax-funded governmental agency with seven commissioners. They provide maintenance, refuse and lake safety services.[3]
Fish commonly found in this lake include Northern Pike, Large Mouth Bass, Panfish, and Cisco.[1] A lesser known fish in found occasionally in this Wisconsin Lake is Lake sturgeon.[4]
The Lake District takes part in Operation Dry Water,[5] an annual initiative aimed at reducing the number of alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol and drug use on the water.
References
- ^ a b "Big Cedar Lake Hydrographic Map" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 1970. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Home". bigcedarlakeprd.org.
- ^ "District Services « bigcedarlakeprd". www.bigcedarlakeprd.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09.
- ^ {{cite web url=https://www.eekwi.org/animals/fish/sturgeon
- ^ "Home". operationdrywater.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-20.