The divide between the Flambeau River watershed and the Wisconsin River watershed runs through Star Lake. Ballard Lake is in the Flambeau watershed and Little Star (and thus Star) is in the Wisconsin River watershed.
The "[Sub]continental Divide is located on Highway B, west of Land O'Lakes towards Presque Isle. Lakes and streams to the north of the highway run towards the St. Lawrence Waterway, south runs into the Mississippi Watershed. This spot is marked near Devil's Lake." Where to Go and What to See in Vilas County" 1982
Charles P. Forbes
August 28, 2009
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Comprehensive References
Master et al., Rivers of Life: Critical Watersheds for Protecting Freshwater Biodiversity, A NatureServe Publication, Arlington, VA, 1998.
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O'Donnell, D. John, Watersheds: Points to Ponder, Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin, 32:2, Mar-Apr 1967, pp. 16-19., Madison, 1967.
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Oakes and Cotter, Water Resources of Wisconsin: Upper Wisconsin River Basin, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-536, Washington, 1975.
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Radloff, Gene, Where To Go and What To See in Vilas County, One page, mimeo, Eagle River, 1982.
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Zaporozec, Alexander, Groundwater Levels in Wisconsin, WI Geological & Nat Hist Survey, Educ. Series 15: Series includes a summer for 199101993, and annual summaries for 1994-1999., Madison, 1999.
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Major References
Berquist, Goodwin, Ed., Natural Resources of Northern Wisconsin, Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Vol. LIII, Part A, 1964, Madison, 1964.
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Scientific American, Great Lakes Drainage Area, "The Aging Great Lakes" Scientific American, Nov. 1966, 1966.
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Young and Hindall, Water Resources of Wisconsin: Chippewa River Basis, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-386, Washington, 1972.
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