Back Trout Lake (lanaw sa Tinipong Bansa, Wisconsin, Vilas County) CEB Trout Lake (See, Vilas County) German
| Trout Lake | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Trout_Lake_Wisconsin.JPG) South basin of Trout Lake, with Haunted Island, Easter Island, and Fisk Island in view | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:USA_Wisconsin_relief_location_map.svg)  Trout Lake &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Trout Lake | |
| Location | Vilas County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46°02′35″N 89°40′15″W / 46.04306°N 89.67083°W |
| Type | Kettle lake |
| Primary inflows | North Creek, Stevenson Creek, Allequash Creek, Mann Creek |
| River sources | Trout River |
| Primary outflows | Trout River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. width | 1.36 mi (2.19 km) |
| Surface area | 6.208 sq mi (16.079 km2) |
| Average depth | 49 ft (14.9 m) (mean) |
| Max. depth | 117.0 ft (35.66 m) |
| Water volume | 0.058 cu mi (0.240 km3) |
| Shore length1 | 16.1 mi (25.9 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,614 ft (492 m) |
| Max. temperature | 79.30 °F (26.28 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 32.418 °F (0.232 °C) |
| Frozen | 78–171 days |
| Islands | 7 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Trout Lake is in Vilas County, Wisconsin, near the towns of Boulder Junction and Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. With a surface area of 6.208 sq mi (16.079 km2) and a volume of 0.058 cu mi (0.240 km3), Trout Lake is one of the largest lakes in Vilas County.[1][2][3] It has 16.1 mi (25.9 km) of shoreline, a large portion of which is undeveloped.[3] There are also seven islands within the lake: Miller Island, Zimmerman Island, Haunted Island, Easter Island, Fisk Island, Chocolate Drop Island, and an unnamed island.[2] It is a dimictic oligotrophic lake that supports a large number of sport fish, which has made it a popular angling destination.[3]