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Namekagon Lake
Namekagon Lake is located in Wisconsin
Namekagon Lake
Namekagon Lake
Location in Wisconsin
Namekagon Lake is located in the United States
Namekagon Lake
Namekagon Lake
Location in the United States
Location Bayfield County, Wisconsin near Cable, Wisconsin
Coordinates 46°13′12″N 91°6′36″W / 46.22000°N 91.11000°W / 46.22000; -91.11000
Primary inflows Namekagon River
Surface area Lake Namekagon: 2,897 acres (4.53 sq mi)
Chain: 3,227 acres (5.04 sq mi)
Average depth 38 ft (12 m)
Max. depth 51 ft (16 m)
Water volume 52,032 acre-feet (64,181,000 m3)
Shore length1 43.67 mi (70 km)
Islands Della Is., Paines Is., Champaign Is., Gov. Is., Ch. Namakagon Is., Anderson Is.
Settlements Near Cable, Wisconsin, Grandview, Wisconsin, Clam Lake, Wisconsin
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Namekagon is a chain of lakes located in the Chequamegon National Forest in northern Wisconsin. Namekagon has much wildlife and forested habitat.

Accommodations

There are several restaurants and resorts located on Namekagon Lake, including Lakewoods, and Telemark Pointe. Restaurants include Pla-Mor, and the Loon Saloon.

Wildlife

Fish Species include, but are not limited to, crappie, northern pike, and walleye. Namekagon lake also is a home to many deer and other species of animals and plants.

Spelling

Namakagon Queen Hayward Wisconsin June 1961
Namakagon Queen, Hayward Wisconsin, June 1961

The spellings "Namekagon" and "Namakagon" are both used. "Namekagon," with the fourth letter being an "e," is the more common spelling, especially concerning the Namekagon River that flows out of Lake Namakagon. The spelling of "Namakagon" however, with the fourth letter being an "a", is a common spelling in the upper reaches of the Namekagon River area, especially concerning Lake Namakagon where the lake association is called the "Namakagon Lake Association." Also, from the 1960s to the 1980s, a river boat named the "Namakagon Queen" was located in Hayward, WI, and provided tourists with tours of the "Namekagon/Namekagon River."

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