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The Peshtigo River (/ ˈ p ɛ ʃ t ɪ ɡ oʊ / PESH-ti-go) is a 136-mile-long (219 km) [2] tributary of Green Bay in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Peshtigo Fire happened in the river's vicinity, and some survivors used the river for refuge from the flames.
The Little Peshtigo River is an 18.0-mile-long (29.0 km) [1] river in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [2] It is a tributary of the Peshtigo River . The Little Peshtigo River begins at Montana Lake and flows through Coleman, Wisconsin , before converging with the Peshtigo River.
This is a list of locks and dams of the Ohio River, which begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at The Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ends at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River, in Cairo, Illinois. A map and diagram of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated locks and dams on the Ohio River.
The Ohio River at Cairo is 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m 3 /s); [1] and the Mississippi River at Thebes, Illinois, which is upstream of the confluence, is 208,200 cu ft/s (5,897 m 3 /s). [66] The Ohio River flow is greater than that of the Mississippi River, so hydrologically the Ohio River is the main stream of the river system.
Pemebonwon River; Pensaukee River; Peshtigo River; Peterson Creek (South Branch Little Wolf River tributary) Pike River (Menominee River tributary) Pine Creek (Sauk County, Wisconsin) Pine River (Florence County) Piscasaw Creek; Platte River (Wisconsin) Plover River; Plum Creek (Wisconsin) Pokegama River (St. Louis River tributary)
Peshtigo took its name from the nearby Peshtigo River. [3] The etymology of Peshtigo is uncertain. [4] Explanations include an Ojibwe word meaning 'river of the wild goose', [5] [6] [self-published source] a Menominee word for 'snapping turtle', [7] [8] a word meaning 'passing through a marsh', [9] or a reference to a local Menominee band known as Pesh-tiko.
Thunder River (Peshtigo River tributary) Tomahawk River; Tomorrow River; Torch River; ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Wisconsin (1974) Wisconsin Watersheds ...
Ohio's southern border is defined by the Ohio River. Ohio's neighbors are Pennsylvania to the east, Michigan to the northwest, Lake Erie to the north, Indiana to the west, Kentucky on the south, and West Virginia on the southeast. Ohio's borders were defined by metes and bounds in the Enabling Act of 1802 as follows: