Squirrel Lake is a lake in

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and

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. It has a maximum depth of 46 feet. Several species of fish inhabit the lake and fishing is accessible via a public boat launch. Writer

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spent time during her youth on an island at Squirrel Lake.Motion Picture News, Inc. ''Motion Picture News Booking Guide and Studio Directory (Oct 1927)''. N.p.: New York, Motion Picture News, 1927. Print.

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and the community of Bo-Di-Lac border the lake. The max depth is . A 1918 edition of ''

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'' discussed camping by Squirrel Lake as part of a canoe trips. Water levels in the lake have been managed by Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company (WVIC). The lake has been noted for its water quality and waterfowl. In 1900, Squirrel Lake was included in a surveyor's report.

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{{Authority control Lakes of Vilas County, Wisconsin Lakes of Oneida County, Wisconsin