Shell Lake is a lake in
Washburn County,
Wisconsin
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, in the
United States
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.
This lake was named for the shape of the lake that resembles the shells of
freshwater bivalve
Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order (biology), order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails.
The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater ...
s. The
Shell Lake Municipal Airport
Shell Lake Municipal Airport is a city owned public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Shell Lake, a city in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. It is included in the Fe ...
is located on a peninsula on the western shoreline of the lake.
See also
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List of lakes in Wisconsin
There are over 15,000 lakes in Wisconsin. Of these, about 40 percent have been named. Excluding Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, Lake Winnebago is the largest lake by area, largest by volume and the lake with the longest shoreline. The deepest ...
References
Lakes of Wisconsin
Bodies of water of Washburn County, Wisconsin
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