Big Cedar Lake, a lake located in Washington County, Wisconsin, about a mile west of

Little Cedar Lake Little Cedar Lake (or Petit lac des Cèdres) is a 2.5 mile-long lake located in Messines, Quebec, 90 minutes from Ottawa. Recreational activities include swimming, fishing and watersports. It is a very shallow and sandy area in parts, but is 120 ...

, is the biggest lake of 52 in Washington County. It has 10.2 miles of shoreline, measures over 900 acres, and has a maximum depth of 105 feet. It is managed by the Big Cedar Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District (BCLPRD), a tax-funded governmental agency with seven commissioners. They provide maintenance, refuse and lake safety services. Fish commonly found in this lake include Northern Pike,

Large Mouth Bass The largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides'') is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae ( sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, ...

, Panfish, and Cisco. A lesser known fish in found occasionally in this Wisconsin Lake is Lake sturgeon. The Lake District takes part in Operation Dry Water, an annual initiative aimed at reducing the number of alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol and drug use on the water.

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{{Reflist Lakes of Washington County, Wisconsin