Little Cedar Lake is a lake

Lake

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 in Southeastern Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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; United States

United States

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. It is located at the geographic center of Washington County, in the Town of West Bend

West Bend (town), Wisconsin

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, and Town of Polk

Polk, Wisconsin

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. The lake covers an area of 246 acre (0.99552756 km²) acres, has a shoreline of 4.5 miles (7 km) miles, and reaches a maximum depth of 56 feet (17 m) feet. Its source is Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek (Wisconsin)

Cedar Creek is a stream in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It emanates from Cedar Lake in the town of West Bend, then flows east into Little Cedar Lake. Eventually the creek flows to the southeast and runs directly through the heart of Cedarburg...

 which flows into the northwest side of the lake, and its outflow is Cedar Creek, which continues to flow south at the bottom a small dam

Dam

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 at the extreme southern tip of the lake. Spring

Spring (season)

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, summer

Summer

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 and autumn

Autumn

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 activities on the lake include boating

Boating

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, fishing

Fishing

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, and water skiing

Water skiing

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. In winter

Winter

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 the lake freezes over completely with ice up to 36 inches thick, Winter activities on the lake include ice fishing

Ice fishing

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 and snowmobiling. Many species of fish are found in Little Cedar Lake, including northern pike

Northern Pike

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, walleye

Walleye

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, rock bass

Rock bass

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, smallmouth bass

Smallmouth bass

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, bluegill

Bluegill

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s, carp

Carp

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, and bullheads. The Lake is located approximately 30 mi (48.3 km) miles NNW of Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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, and 5 mi (8 km) miles SW of the City of West Bend

West Bend, Wisconsin

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 in the beautiful Kettle Moraine

Kettle Moraine

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 area.

External links

• Map of Little Cedar Lake from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
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• Little Cedar Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District