Big Cedar Lake

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| name = Big Cedar Lake

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| location = Washington County, Wisconsin

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| area = {{convert|932|acre|abbr=on}}

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{{convert|105|ft|abbr=on}}

| volume = {{convert|31,983|acre.ft|m3|lk=in}}

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| shore = {{convert|11|mi|abbr=on}}
Without islands: {{convert|10.2|mi|km|abbr=on}}

| elevation = {{convert|1030.98|ft|abbr=on}}

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Big Cedar Lake in Wisconsin, USA.

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| reference = {{cite web|url=http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/maps/DNR/0025300a.pdf|title=Big Cedar Lake Hydrographic Map|date=July 1970|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources|accessdate=14 August 2011}}

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Big Cedar Lake, a lake located in Washington County, Wisconsin, about a mile west of Little Cedar Lake, is the biggest lake of 52 in Washington County. It has 10.2 miles of shoreline, measures over 900 acres, and has a maximum depth of 105 feet.{{cite web |url=http://www.bigcedarlakeprd.org/ |title=Home |website=bigcedarlakeprd.org}}{{cite web |url=https://www.travelwisconsin.com/article/fishing/best-places-to-fish-in-wisconsin-big-cedar-lake |title=Best Places to Fish in Wisconsin: Big Cedar Lake |website=travelwisconsin.com |access-date=2024-09-20}}

It is managed by the Big Cedar Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District (BCLPRD), a tax-funded governmental agency with seven commissioners. They provide maintenance, refuse and lake safety services.{{cite web |url=http://www.bigcedarlakeprd.org/archives/category/district-services |title=District Services « bigcedarlakeprd |website=www.bigcedarlakeprd.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109221401/http://www.bigcedarlakeprd.org/archives/category/district-services |archive-date=2014-01-09}}

Fish commonly found in this lake include Northern Pike, Large Mouth Bass, Panfish, and Cisco. A lesser known fish in found occasionally in this Wisconsin Lake is Lake sturgeon.{{cite web |url=https://www.eekwi.org/animals/fish/sturgeon |title=Sturgeon |website=eekwi.org |access-date=2024-09-20}}

The Lake District takes part in Operation Dry Water,{{cite web |url=http://www.operationdrywater.org/ |title=Home |website=operationdrywater.org |access-date=2012-01-20 |archive-date=2012-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106210655/http://www.operationdrywater.org/ |url-status=live }} an annual initiative aimed at reducing the number of alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol and drug use on the water.