Lake Lime (Wisconsin)

Lake Lime
Lime Lake
Location of Lake Lime in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Lake Lime in Wisconsin, USA.
Lake Lime
Location of Lake Lime in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Lake Lime in Wisconsin, USA.
Lake Lime
LocationPortage County, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°25′15″N 89°20′42″W / 44.42083°N 89.34500°W / 44.42083; -89.34500
Typelake
Etymologydeposits of lime which were processed in a lakeside lime kiln
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation322 m (1,056 ft)[1]

Lake Lime is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1]

A variant name is "Lime Lake".[1] Lake Lime was named for deposits of lime which were processed in a lakeside lime kiln.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Lime
  2. ^ Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt (1959). Our County, Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin (PDF). Portage County Board of Supervisors. p. 240.


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