Big Injun Lake
Location of Big Injun Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Big Injun Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Big Injun Lake
Location of Big Injun Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Big Injun Lake in Wisconsin, USA.
Big Injun Lake
LocationMenominee County, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°02′41″N 88°31′47″W / 45.0446614°N 88.5297245°W / 45.0446614; -88.5297245
Typelake
Surface area9 acres (0.036 km2)
Max. depth17 feet (5.2 m)
Surface elevation899 feet (274 m)

Big Injun Lake is a natural lake in Menominee County, Wisconsin, in the United States.[1] The surface area of the lake is 9 acres (3.6 ha).[2]

Although there are dozens of place names in Wisconsin containing the word "Indian", Big Injun Lake is the only place in the state using the variant Injun.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Injun Lake
  2. ^ "Big Injun Lake". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ Vogel, Virgil J. (1991). Indian Names on Wisconsin's Map. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-299-12984-2.
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