Lake Geneva to swim at some beaches of the lake; indeed, visibility under water was near zero. By the 1980s, intense environmental pollution (eutrophication) had almost wiped out all the fish. Today, pollution levels have been dramatically cut back, and it is again considered safe to swim in the lake. Major leisure activities practiced include sailing, wind surfing, boating (including water skiing and wakeboarding), rowing, scuba diving and bathing. On a scientific footnote, in 1827, Lake Geneva was the site for the first measurement of the speed of sound in (fresh) water. French mathematician Jacques Charles François Sturm and Swiss Physicist Daniel
Geneva, Wisconsin Geneva, Wisconsin Geneva is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,099 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Como is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Lake Como is also located in the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.8 square miles (79.8 km²), of which, 29.3 square miles (75.8 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²) of it (4.97%) is water, primarily consisting of Lake Como and Como Creek. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,099