Lac Vieux Desert
Lac Vieux Desert is a lake in the United States divided between Gogebic County, Michigan, and Vilas County, Wisconsin. Fed primarily by springs in the surrounding swamps, it is the source of the Wisconsin River, which flows out of its southwest corner.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Guillaume Delisle, Public domain.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin and Gogebic County, Michigan, in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Gatagetegauning Lake”, “Gete-gitigaaning”, “Kat-a-kit-lekon”, “Katakittaken”, “Katakittekon”, “Kette Kittigan”, “Lac Vieux De Sert”, “Lac Vieux Deseret”, “Lac View De Sert”, “Lake of the Desert”, “Lake Vieux Desert”, “Les Lac de Vieux Desert”, and “Vieux Desert Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Duck Island and Draper Island.
Duck Island
Islet
Duck Island is a small island located just inside the Wisconsin border, in the town of Phelps, Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The island is one of two inhabited islands in Lac Vieux Desert, the other being Draper Island, Michigan.
Draper Island
Islet
Draper Island is located just inside the Michigan border, in Watersmeet Township, Gogebic County, Michigan, United States. The island is one of two inhabited islands in Lac Vieux Desert, the other being Duck Island, Wisconsin. Draper Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lac Vieux Desert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phelps and Land O‘ Lakes.
Phelps
Village
Phelps is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,238 in 2020. The unincorporated community of Phelps is located in the town. Phelps is situated 4½ miles south of Lac Vieux Desert.
Land O‘ Lakes
Village
Land o' Lakes is an unincorporated community in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the Town of Land o' Lakes on US Highway 45. The community is located along the state line with Michigan; in the past, it has also been called Donaldson and State Line. Land O‘ Lakes is situated 5 miles northwest of Lac Vieux Desert.
Lac Vieux Desert
- Category: body of water
- Location: Vilas, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Western Frisian—“Lac Vieux Desert” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره لاك ڤيوكس ديسيرت”
- French: “lac Vieux Désert”
- French: “Lac Vieux Désert”
- Slovenian: “Lac Vieux Desert”
- Western Frisian: “Lac Vieux Desert”
- “Lac Vieux Desert”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Katakitckon Indian Village and Conover.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lac Vieux Desert 21 and Lac Vieux Desert Seaplane Base.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lac Vieux Desert”. Photo: Guillaume Delisle, Public domain.