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The Chippewa River in Wisconsin flows approximately 183 miles (294 km) through west-central and northwestern Wisconsin. It was once navigable for approximately 50 miles (80 km) of its length, from the Mississippi River , by Durand , northeast to Eau Claire .
Chippewa County (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ p ə w ɔː / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named for the historic Chippewa people, also known as the Ojibwe, who long controlled this territory. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,297. [1] Its county seat is Chippewa Falls. [2]
Chippewa Falls (/ ˌ tʃ ɪ p ə w ə ˈ f ɔː l z / ⓘ) is a city located on the Chippewa River in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,731 in the 2020 census . [ 6 ] Incorporated as a city in 1869, it is the county seat of Chippewa County. [ 7 ]
The valley was first inhabited by the Ojibwe and colonized by German and Scandinavian immigrants. The region also has a large Hmong community. While the term "Chippewa Valley" technically refers to the drainage basin of the Chippewa River and its tributaries, the name is more often applied to the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area and the surrounding area—including communities not ...
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Chippewa is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 374 at the 2010 census. The population was 374 at the 2010 census. [ 4 ]
Somewhat smaller than Lake Michigan, Lake Chippewa extended through most of the Michigan Basin, north to the Straits of Mackinac, where there was a narrow channel which conveyed the lake's outflow over the now submerged Mackinac Falls to Lake Stanley. Its shoreline ranged from 10–30 miles (16–48 km) out from the present day Lake Michigan shore.
Lake Chippewa, also known as Chippewa Flowage, is an artificial lake in northwestern Wisconsin. [2] It is fed by the East Fork Chippewa River and the West Fork Chippewa River. Winter Dam at the southern end is where the Chippewa River flows out of the lake.