NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



287 



County, on Lake Beaut des Morts, 

 VVinnecone, Poygan and the Fox and 

 Wolf Rivers, including Rush Lake, Lake 

 Winnebago, Lake Beaut des Morts, 65 

 sq. mi. of water and marsh of which 20 is 

 estimated to be marsh. Rush Lake is a 

 shallow lake 07 sq. mi. in area. Lake 

 Beaut des INIorts 3 sq. mi. Lake Winne- 

 bago 12 by 30 mi. Few places offer as 

 good opportunities in study of aquatic 

 marsh and bog life in this vicinity. The 

 marsh will probably always remain 

 about the same unless drained. Located 

 in Winnebago County, Oshkosh, Wis., 

 8-20 mi. C. M. & ST. P. R. R.— C. B. 

 Terrell. 



*Sheboijgan Preserve. (B4.) GOOO 

 acres deciduous and coniferous forest, 

 glacial topography swamps, deer pres- 

 ent. Boreal fauna, a cedar swamp far 

 south. Should be preserved by the 

 state. Located near Sheboygan, Wis., 

 1 mi., C. & N. W. R. R., C. M. & ST. 

 P. R. R. 



*Milwaukee Tamarack Sivamp. (A4.) 

 10 acres, owned by the Wild Life Pro- 

 tective Society. Located in Milwaukee 

 County, 600 ft.; Milwaukee, 3 mi. 



*Swamp on Green Lake. (B2.) 80 

 acres sand area, swamp, marsh, pond, 

 river, waterbirds and muskrats. Pre- 

 served by Norton Bros., Green Lake, 

 Wis. On shore of Green Lake, 815 ft.; 

 Green Lake, 6 mi. north, C. & N. W. 



*Devils Lake Park. (B3.) An area 

 of 1113 acres rough rocky land. Devils 

 Lake U mi. long, ^ mi. wide, maximum 

 depth 50 feet. Contains pike, bass, 

 pickerel, suckers, etc. Land well 

 wooded, oak predominating, with white 

 pine in the rockier areas. Located 3 

 mi. south of Baraboo, Sauk County. 

 C. & N. W. R. R. 



*Devils Lake Forest. (B3.) \ sq. 

 mi. deciduous forest, sand area, talus 

 slope, loose deposit, hills, blufTs, shores, 

 sandy and rocky glacial topography, 

 lake and spring. Located near Devils 

 Lake, Sauk County. Baraboo, Wis., 

 4 mi. Eliot Blackwelder. 



*Okauchee Count!/ Lake. (B2.) 50 

 acres hill, shore, glacial topography; 

 swamp, lake, river, spring. Beautiful 



lake with swampy shores on one side, 

 good hills on the other. Well wooded 

 and entirely natural. Abundant with 

 life, both plant and animal. Should 

 be made a state game farm. Locate<i in 

 Waukesha County, 1 mi. south of Okau- 

 chee. Wis., C. M. & ST. P. R. R.— .1. R. 

 Cahn. 



*Bark River. (C3.) 8 acres level 

 plain with shore, marsh and river. 

 Gift to the state. Located near Bark 

 River. Waukesha County. 850 ft. 

 Delafield, i mi. east. C. M. & ST. P. 



*Pabst Forest Preserve. (F6.) 1000 

 acres broadleaved and evergreen woods, 

 hill, shore, glacial topography. Par- 

 ticularly good swamp, lakes, Genesee 

 river. Owned by Mr. Gus Pabst, who 

 is using it as a fancy game preserve. 

 Well kept. No fishing, no hunting. 

 Swamp and lake areas very important 

 and unimproved. Located in Waukesha 

 County, 850 ft. Oconomowoc 6 mi. — 

 A. R. Cahn. 



*Pahst Sivatnp Preserve. (B2.) 30 

 acres sand area with some gravel. 

 Level plain, shore, sandy and glacial 

 topography, swamp, pond, lake. Mud 

 Lake and Aunt Polly's Washtub, about 

 10 ft. deep, with neither inlet nor outlet. 

 Good for botanical studies. Abundant 

 micro-fauna; ideal bird breeding ground. 

 Good ])lace for state game park. Now 

 owned by Mr. Fred Pabst, and is pro- 

 tected. Located in Waukesha County, 

 Oconomowoc, Wis., 2 mi. north. C. M, 

 & ST. P. R. R. 



III. REFERENCES 



Judav, C. 



1914. The inland lakes of Wisconsin. 

 The hydrography and mor- 

 ])hometrv of the lakes. Wi«^. 

 (Icol. & "Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull, 

 27: XV- 137. 



Martin, L. 



1916. The physical geography of Wis- 

 consin. Wis. Geol. & Nat. 

 Hist. Surv., Bull. 36: xxii-549. 



Wisconsin Conservation Conuuission 

 issues iiamphlets tlescribing 

 the state parks. 



