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Lake Mohawksin

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354: 43: 73: 237: 249: 80: 50: 26: 236: 414: 395: 248: 42: 424: 72: 388: 227: 128: 381: 419: 203:). The name Mohawksin is derived from a concatenation of the last syllables of the three rivers which flow into it – the 214:
The lake has an area of 1515 acres, and a maximum depth of 25 feet. There are 6 public boat landings, and the lake features
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formed by the Tomahawk Dam. The dam is located about one mile south of the city limits of
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The main part of the Tomahawk Dam, which creates Lake Mohawksin, viewed from down stream.
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and the Wisconsin. The name came via a contest won by Herbert Atcherson in 1926.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Mohawksin
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The eastern wing dam of the Tomahawk Dam, which creates Lake Mohawksin.
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as well as the lake near that town (which is actually called
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Location of Lake Mohawksin in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Lake Mohawksin in Wisconsin, USA.
Lincoln County
Wisconsin
United States
45°28′31″N 89°45′32″W / 45.47528°N 89.75889°W / 45.47528; -89.75889
Basin
Wisconsin River
Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Lake Tomahawk
Tomahawk Lake
Somo
Tomahawk
northern pike
walleyed pike
muskellunge
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
The main part of the Tomahawk Dam, which creates Lake Mohawksin, viewed from down stream.
The eastern wing dam of the Tomahawk Dam, which creates Lake Mohawksin.
List of lakes in Wisconsin
"Lake Mohawksin"
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Mohawksin
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Friends of Lake Mohawksin
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
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Lincoln County, Wisconsin
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