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The Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway is a federally protected system of riverways located in eastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. [1] It protects 252 miles (406 km) of river, including the St. Croix River (on the Wisconsin/Minnesota border), and the Namekagon River (in Wisconsin), as well as adjacent land along the rivers. [ 2 ]
St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2020 census. [2] The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls along the St. Croix River, from which it takes its name. U.S. Route 8, Wisconsin Highway 35, and Wisconsin Highway 87 are three of the main arterial routes in the city.
Afton State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, on the St. Croix River in Washington County. Its hiking trails offer views of the river, rolling glacial moraine , and bluffland it preserves. It is a popular place for birdwatching , picnics , camping , and other typical outdoor recreational activities.
The St. Croix River rises in the northwestern corner of Wisconsin, out of Upper St. Croix Lake in Douglas County, near Solon Springs, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Lake Superior. It flows south to Gordon, then southwest. It is joined by the Namekagon River in northern Burnett County, where it becomes significantly wider.
State Trunk Highway 87 (often called Highway 87, STH-87 or WIS 87) is a state highway in Polk and Burnett counties in the US state of Wisconsin that runs north–south in the northwestern portion of the state from St. Croix Falls to Grantsburg. It was first designated as a state highway in 1924.
The Wisconsin park is 1,330 acres (538 ha) and the Minnesota park is 298 acres (121 ha). The towns of Taylors Falls, Minnesota and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin are adjacent to the park. Interstate Park is within the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway and the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve.
Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix counties, along with most of Trempealeau and parts of western Dunn County. It continas the cities of Hudson , Arcadia , New Richmond , Prescott , Mondovi , Blair , Independence , Buffalo City , Fountain City , and River Falls .
Tributaries of the St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota) (14 P) Pages in category "St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.