Lake Winneshiek

Lake Winneshiek is the name given to that portion of Navigation Pool 9 impounded by Lock and Dam No. 9 between the dam to 4 miles south of the city of Lansing, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River, near Ferryville, Wisconsin.[1] It encompasses about 6,000 acres (24 km²) and is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed constructing some islands in the lake in order to improve wildlife habitat.[2]

Lake Winneshiek
Lake Winneshiek from WIS35
Lake Winneshiek
Lake Winneshiek
LocationAllamakee County, Iowa, Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates43.31°N 91.07°W / 43.31; -91.07
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsUpper Mississippi River
Primary outflowsUpper Mississippi River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area6,000 acres (2,400 ha)
Lake Winneshiek (USGS)

See also

Notes
  1. http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/wisconsin//crawford/ferryville/lake-winneshiek
  2. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program: Lake Winneshiek.
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