CHEQUAMKdON BAY AND ITS IIISTOIJY 



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There are 30 square miles of inarsli deposit l)e]iiiul this l)ar :it present, 

 and tliese deposits are being extended at a rapid rate. 



^ 4^^ Stagi 



'--i^-. 



r' Sfage. 



Bedinmn^ of Chequamegon Poinf bar 

 Marsh forming behind the bar 



Chequamegon Point. 



:fh 



Original bay- 

 Dotted line shows the present bay 



y Stage. 



P'-esenf condition ofChequameOon Bay, 

 shomng completed bars. 



^"'^Sfage. 



[ '•""'I t^arsh land 

 M Marsh forming 



Oak Poinf bar stage. Bad Riyer bar 



forming. OakPt bar completed 



3"^ Stage 



24 miles. 



Scale 



Union of Oak Poinf and Bad 

 River bars. 



Figure 2. — HiHlory of Chequamegon Bay. 



The different stages in the history of the present bay are illustrated 

 in figure 2. An outline of the changes which have taken place will now 

 be given. 



OAK POINT BAR 



The first step in the modification of the bay was the formation of a 

 bar now known as Oak point. This bar was formed 2)arallel to the then 

 existing east shore of the ba}^ at a distance of several miles from the 

 shore. The original bar was about 5 miles long. It is still well ])re- 

 served, and its features can be studied readily. It is a broad bar, aver- 



