Lake Helen (Portage County, Wisconsin)

Lake Helen
Location of Lake Helen in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Lake Helen in Wisconsin, USA.
Lake Helen
Location of Lake Helen in Wisconsin, USA.
Location of Lake Helen in Wisconsin, USA.
Lake Helen
LocationPortage County, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°37′06″N 89°14′30″W / 44.61833°N 89.24167°W / 44.61833; -89.24167
Typelake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation1,099 ft (335 m)[1]

Lake Helen is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1]

According to tradition, the lake is named after a lady named Helen who cooked for local lumberjacks in the 1880s.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Helen (Portage County, Wisconsin)
  2. ^ Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt (1959). Our County, Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin (PDF). Portage County Board of Supervisors. p. 221.


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