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The mouth of the Root River, Racine, Wisconsin Root River, Racine in early 20th century. The Root River is a 43.7-mile-long (70.3 km) [1] river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Racine and Racine County are named for the river, as racine is the French word for root.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin charged with conserving and managing Wisconsin's natural resources. [3] The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has the authority to set policy for the WDNR. The WDNR is led by the Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin. [4]
The Root River flows for 80 miles (130 km) [1] through the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota and is a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River. The Root River is formed by three branches, the North, South and Middle branches of the Root River and the South Fork Root River. It is an excellent river for canoeing and fishing.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Wisconsin.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Pigeon River (Wisconsin-Lake Michigan), tributary of Lake Michigan; Pike River (Lake Michigan) Pike River (Menominee River tributary) Pine River (Florence County), tributary of Menominee River; Pine River (Lincoln County), tributary of Wisconsin River; Pine River (Richland County), tributary of Wisconsin River
The Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station is a complex of navigation aids begun by the U.S. government in the 1860s near the harbor of Racine, Wisconsin.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources The Powell Marsh Wildlife Area is a 4,850-acre (19.6 km 2 ) tract of protected land located in Vilas and Iron counties, Wisconsin , owned and partially managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). [ 3 ]
The creek was named for the rush plants lining its banks. [2]Rush Creek suffered severe flooding in the Southeast Minnesota floods of August 18–20, 2007. [3]According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, fish species present in Rush Creek include: brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, American brook lamprey, creek chub, northern hog sucker, golden redhorse ...