Little Lake is a lake located in Door County,

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. The lake is found on Washington Island in Green Bay of

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. Little Lake has a surface area of and a max depth of . Most of the lake is shallow and has a bottom that is muck. Although the northwest corner of the lake is only from Lake Michigan, the lake is spring fed. It is a

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, due to it being a lake on an island. The shore around the lake is partially owned by the Door County Land Trust. This area is designated as a Wisconsin State Natural Area by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. There are seven lakes in Wisconsin that are named Little Lake.

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Lakes of Door County, Wisconsin {{DoorCountyWI-geo-stub

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