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Big Cedar Lake
Location of Big Cedar Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Big Cedar Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Big Cedar Lake
Location in Wisconsin
Location of Big Cedar Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Big Cedar Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Big Cedar Lake
Location in the United States
Location Washington County, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°23′N 88°16′W / 43.38°N 88.26°W / 43.38; -88.26
Basin countries United States
Surface area 932 acres (377 ha)
Average depth 105 ft (32 m)
Water volume 31,983 acre feet (39,450,000 m3)
Shore length1 11 mi (18 km)
Without islands: 10.2 mi (16.4 km)
Surface elevation 1,030.98 ft (314.24 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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.

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.

Fish commonly found in this lake include Northern Pike, Large Mouth Bass, Panfish, and Cisco.

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