Mackaysee Lake
Mackaysee Lake is a lake located in Door County, Wisconsin.[1] The lake is found on Chambers Island in Green Bay of Lake Michigan. Mackaysee Lake has a surface area of 347 acres (1.40 km2) and a max depth of 27 ft (8.2 m).[2] Most of the lake has a sand bottom and is shallow with an average depth of 6 ft (1.8 m).[3] There are two islands in Mackaysee Lake. Both are owned by the Door County Land Trust and are protected by the Chambers Island Nature Preserve.[4] The islands are classified as third order recursive islands due to being in a lake on an island in a lake.
| Mackaysee Lake | |
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| "Mackaysee Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. | |
| Location | Door County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.1932121°N 87.3437519°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 347 acres (0.542 sq mi; 1.40 km2) |
| Average depth | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Max. depth | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Water volume | 2,217.2 acre⋅ft (2,734,900 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 3.61 mi (5.81 km) |
| Surface elevation | 584 feet (178 m) |
| Islands | two unnamed |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
References
- "Mackaysee Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Lake Survey Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Mackaysee Lake". Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Islands within Chambers Island's Lake Mackaysee Now Protected by Door County Land Trust". Door County Land Trust. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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