- Geneva Lake
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lake_name = Geneva Lake
location = SoutheasternWisconsin
image_lake =Williams_Bay,_Wisconsin_042.jpg
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basin_countries = United States
length = 12 km (7.5 mi)
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area = 21.17 km² (8.14 sq mi)
depth = 19.1 m (62.7 ft)
max-depth = 44m (144 ft)
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cities = Lake Geneva, Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, Williams BayGeneva Lake is a body of freshwater in southeastern
Wisconsin inWalworth county. On its shores are the cities of Lake Geneva, Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, and the village of Williams Bay.Lakeshore attractions include
Big Foot Beach State Park ,Lake Geneva Yacht Club , Gordy's Restaurant,Aurora University , George Williams campus, and theYerkes Observatory . Only used as a teaching observatory, the latter has been sold to a developer who will create a mixed-use development on the property to finance the observatory's continued operation.The lake covers an area of approximately 8.14 square miles (21.17 square kilometres), 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 (44m).
The lake and town were originally named after the town of
Geneva, New York , located on Seneca Lake, in which early settler John Brink saw a resemblance. Geneva, to avoid confusion with the nearby townGeneva, Illinois , was renamed "Lake Geneva"; later the lake was renamed "Geneva Lake". In practice both forms are used for the lake, but only the first for the city.External links
*Federal report: PDFlink| [http://wi.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wrir-02-4039/wrir-02-4039.pdf "Hydrology and Water Quality of Geneva Lake, Walworth County, Wisconsin"] |1.89 MiB Includes history and environmental information
* [http://www.genevalakewest.com/ Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce]
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