Venus Lake (also called Lake Kechewaishke or Kechewaishke Lake)
[ is a small mesotrophic][ rural lake in Oneida County in northern Wisconsin in the United States, at the intersection of U.S. Route 45 and ]U.S. Route 8
U.S. Highway 8 (US 8) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs primarily east–west for , mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 (I-35) in Forest Lake, Minnesota, to US 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsul ...
, about north of Pelican Lake and adjacent to the small settlement of Monico. The slightly smaller Mars Lake and the somewhat larger Neptune Lake are nearby, to the northwest.
Venus Lake is in area with a maximum depth of .[ species include Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike,][ and Walleye and ]Bluegill
The bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus''), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" as is common in Texas, is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and ...
.[ ]Rusty Crayfish
The rusty crayfish (''Faxonius rusticus'') is a large, aggressive species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the United States, in the Ohio River Basin in parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Its range is rapidly expanding across much of ...
, a rapidly expanding invasive species
An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species ad ...
, are present in the lake.[ There is no boat ramp.][
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Lakes of Oneida County, Wisconsin