Neptune Lake

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Neptune Lake
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Neptune Lake
Location Oneida County, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°35′23″N089°10′25″W / 45.58972°N 89.17361°W / 45.58972; -89.17361 Coordinates: 45°35′23″N089°10′25″W / 45.58972°N 89.17361°W / 45.58972; -89.17361
Type Drainage
Basin  countries United States
Surface area 126 acres (0.51 km2)
Max. depth 7 ft (2.1 m)
Surface elevation 1,604 ft (489 m)

Neptune Lake (also called Lake Ogemaga [1] [2] or Bug Lake [1] or Bass Lake [2] ) is a shallow mesotrophic [3] rural lake in Oneida County in northern Wisconsin in the United States, near the intersection of U.S. Route 45 and U.S. Route 8, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Pelican Lake and 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the small settlement of Monico. Two smaller lakes, Mars Lake and Venus Lake, are nearby.

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Neptune Lake is 127 acres (0.51 km2) in area with a maximum depth of 7 feet (2.1 m). [3] Neptune Lake is used for fishing, particularly panfish, [3] with extant species including Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike, [2] [3] and Bluegill. [2]

Panfish

A panfish, also spelled pan-fish or pan fish, is an edible game fish that usually doesn't outgrow the size of a frying pan. The term is also commonly used by anglers to refer to any small catch that will fit in a pan, but is large enough to be legal. However its definition and usage varies with geographical region. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term was first recorded in 1796 in American Cookery, the first known cookbook written by an American.

Bluegill species of fish

The bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, sunny, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes. It is native to North America and lives in streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds. It is commonly found east of the Rockies. It usually hides around, and inside, old tree stumps and other underwater structures. It can live in either deep or very shallow water, and will often move back and forth, depending on the time of day or season. Bluegills also like to find shelter among water plants and in the shade of trees along banks.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neptune Lake
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Neptune Lake (Ogemaga, Bass)". Lake-Link. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Neptune Lake". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
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