| 词条 | Wazee Lake |
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|name = Wazee Lake |image = Wazee 007.jpg |caption = A ramp leading down to one of the scuba diving accesses at Wazee Lake. |image_bathymetry = |caption_bathymetry = |location = Brockway, Jackson County, east of Black River Falls, Wisconsin |coords = {{coord|44.290|N|90.723|W|type:waterbody_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}} |type = Artificial |inflow = |outflow = |catchment = |basin_countries = United States |length = {{convert|4000|ft|m|abbr=on}} |width = {{convert|1800|ft|m|abbr=on}} |area = {{convert|146|acre|km2|abbr=on}} |depth = |max-depth = {{convert|355|ft|m|abbr=on}} |volume = |residence_time = |shore = |elevation = {{convert|900|ft|m|abbr=on}} |islands = |cities = }} Wazee Lake is a lake east of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, in the town of Brockway, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The name "Wazee" means "tall pine" in the Ho-Chunk language. The artificial lake is the deepest lake within the state of Wisconsin, with a maximum depth of approximately {{convert|355|ft|m}}. The man-made lake was formed after the site was used as a quarry for taconite mining between the mid-1960s through April 1983. The quarry produced about 850,000 tons of taconite pellets each year. The mine closed in 1983 as a result of a crash of the domestic steel markets in the United States. When the mine was in operation, pumps removed about {{convert|800|USgal|L impgal|}} of water per minute from the quarry. Once these pumps were shut down, the quarry began filling with water. The lake is now part of a county park known as Wazee Lake Recreation Area. The lake is a prime scuba diving destination because of its deep, clear water.[2] Visibility averages between {{convert|30|ft|m}} and {{convert|40|ft|m}} during the summer months. There are also visible remains of mining operations underwater, such as roadways used for hauling equipment. Some features have been added to the lake, such as underwater platforms for training divers and fish cribs to improve habitat for the fish. Fish species within the lake include rainbow, brook, and brown trout, bluegills, suckers, catfish, walleye, warmouth, and smallmouth bass. References1. ^Lake Wazee 2. ^Jackson County Forestry
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