Editing Minocqua, Wisconsin (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 168.1&nbsp;square miles (435.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which, 150.8&nbsp;square miles (390.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of it is land and 17.3&nbsp;square miles (44.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of it is water. The total area is 10.29% water.

Termed the "Island City," a portion of the town is situated on what was an actual island, which is accessible by bridge on [[U.S. Route 51 in Wisconsin|Highway 51]] and "the fill" to the north. Much of Minocqua has sandy soil, although areas of the far northwest and the northeast are clay. The majority of the soil is highly acidic and many areas are covered by forests.

The highest point in Minocqua is Squirrel Hill, located near Winter Park (1735&nbsp;ft).<ref>Wisconsin Blue Book</ref> The highest structure in Minocqua is the Lakeland Sanitary District water tower, a steel tank on Hwy 51 North put in place in the 1960s during the winter.

The community of Bo-di-Lac (short for "Booth-Diamond-Lac du Flambeau) is located in the western portion of the town bordered by Squirrel Lake, Diamond Lake, Booth Lake, and the town of [[Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin|Lac du Flambeau]].

===Climate===
Minocqua has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') with long, cold winters and mild, humid summers.
{{Weather box
|location = Minocqua, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals, 1903-2020 extremes: 1601ft (488m)
|single line = Yes

| Jan record high F = 56
| Feb record high F = 60
| Mar record high F = 78
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 99
| Jun record high F = 99
| Jul record high F = 106
| Aug record high F = 99
| Sep record high F = 95
| Oct record high F = 86
| Nov record high F = 75
| Dec record high F = 57
| year record high F =	

|Jan avg record high F = 38.3
|Feb avg record high F = 44.9
|Mar avg record high F = 57.3
|Apr avg record high F = 72.7
|May avg record high F = 82.7
|Jun avg record high F = 87.3
|Jul avg record high F = 87.8
|Aug avg record high F = 87.0
|Sep avg record high F = 82.4
|Oct avg record high F = 73.6
|Nov avg record high F = 56.4
|Dec avg record high F = 41.4
|year avg record high F = 90.1

|Jan high F = 19.7
|Feb high F = 25.1
|Mar high F = 36.8
|Apr high F = 49.2
|May high F = 63.8
|Jun high F = 73.1
|Jul high F = 76.7
|Aug high F = 74.6
|Sep high F = 66.5
|Oct high F = 52.3
|Nov high F = 36.6
|Dec high F = 24.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 10.5
|Feb mean F = 14.0
|Mar mean F = 24.7
|Apr mean F = 37.4
|May mean F = 51.6
|Jun mean F = 61.9
|Jul mean F = 65.5
|Aug mean F = 63.2
|Sep mean F = 55.6
|Oct mean F = 42.9
|Nov mean F = 29.2
|Dec mean F = 17.0
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 1.2
|Feb low F = 2.8
|Mar low F = 12.6
|Apr low F = 25.7
|May low F = 39.4
|Jun low F = 50.8
|Jul low F = 54.4
|Aug low F = 51.7
|Sep low F = 44.8
|Oct low F = 33.5
|Nov low F = 21.9
|Dec low F = 9.4
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -22.2
|Feb avg record low F = -20.8
|Mar avg record low F = -12.9
|Apr avg record low F = 9.8
|May avg record low F = 25.6
|Jun avg record low F = 35.3
|Jul avg record low F = 42.7
|Aug avg record low F = 40.1
|Sep avg record low F = 29.5
|Oct avg record low F = 20.2
|Nov avg record low F = 3.3
|Dec avg record low F = -14.9
|year avg record low F = -25.7

| Jan record low F = -48
| Feb record low F = -48
| Mar record low F = -36
| Apr record low F = -18
| May record low F = 15
| Jun record low F = 25
| Jul record low F = 30
| Aug record low F = 30
| Sep record low F = 19
| Oct record low F = 3
| Nov record low F = -18
| Dec record low F = -36
| year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.27
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.07
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.72
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.88
|May precipitation inch = 3.76
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.36
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.10
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.65
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.56
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.67
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.08
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.67
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 20.40
|Feb snow inch = 16.50
|Mar snow inch = 16.90
|Apr snow inch = 8.80
|May snow inch = 0.70
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.00
|Oct snow inch = 2.90
|Nov snow inch = 12.80
|Dec snow inch = 19.70
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00475516&format=pdf
|title = Minocqua, Wisconsin 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 20, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS (records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 20, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}