Geneva Lake - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin - Natural Lakes on Waymarking.com

County of lake: Walworth County
Location of lake: near US-12, I-43, NW of Chicago, and in NE corner of state
Acres: 5,401.0 sq acres
Mean Depth: 61.0 FT
Max Depth: 135.0 FT

"The lake covers an area of approximately 5,401 acres (8.439 sq mi; 21.86 km2), has a maximum length of 7.5 miles (12.1 km), mean depth of 61 feet (19 m) and a maximum depth of 135 feet (41 m). Geologists believe that it is a filled-in kettle formed from a receding glacier." ~ Wikipedia

"Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County, Wisconsin. This lake is 5,401 acres in size. It is approximately 135 feet deep at its deepest point. Anglers can expect to catch a variety of fish including Bluegill, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Splake and Walleye." ~ Lake-Link

  "About 10,000 years ago climate change caused the retreat of an enormous glacier that covered much of the northern portion of this continent. One lobe of that glacier had carved out a broad valley in what is now southern Wisconsin. As the glacier melted back it left large deposits of soil and rock that it had scraped off the surface on its advance. It also produced a huge amount of water that formed rivers and, in the deeper basins, lakes. At that time Geneva, Delavan and Como Lakes were probably all part of the same glacial outflow system, but soil deposits and receding water levels eventually formed them into separate lakes.

  "As the climate warmed, humans gradually moved back into the area. By 1000 A.D. an agriculture-based group known as the Oneota populated much of southern Wisconsin. By 1600 most of the Oneota had been driven out by migrating hunter and warrior tribes. By the time European settlers first discovered the lake in 1831, the Potawatami tribe had established a substantial village on the west end of the lake in what is now Fontana and another smaller one in what is now the City of Lake Geneva." ~ Geneva Lake Museum