STREAMS & LAKES OF THE COUNTY

• Named lakes: 257, with 26,193 water surface acres and 563 miles of shoreline.
• Unnamed lakes and ponds: 659, with 4,007 surface water acres and 299 miles of shoreline.
• Wetlands: More than 13 percent of the county's area.
• Fifty-two lakes and unnamed bodies of water; each encompasses more than 100 acres. Twenty-one are over 200 acres and offer suitable surface for fast boaters. Most heavily used lakes are Long, Shell, Nancy, and Gilmore, plus the Minong Flowage.
• Lake depths: From 1 foot to more than 70 feet (Nick Lake, 79 feet; Middle Kimball Lake, 77 feet; Big Devil and Red lakes, 75 feet; Long Lake, 74 feet).
• Largest lake: Long Lake, 3,290 acres, 11 percent of all lake surface in county.
• Second largest lake: Shell Lake, 2,580 acres, the largest landlocked lake in Wisconsin.
• Streams: 56 named streams, including nearly half of the 98-mile-long Namekagon River, the 41-mile-long Totagatic River, and 16-mile-long Yellow River; five tributaries; in total, 331 miles of streams and 1,560 surface water acres, including 97 miles of trout streams.
• Preservation: Washburn County Lakes & Rivers Association; Web site: www.wclra.org