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The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
Via the Wisconsin River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 181.7 square miles (470.6 km 2) in the state's Northern Highland region. The river flows for much of its length through a series of lakes ; the network of 28 lakes in the Eagle River's watershed is locally claimed to be the "world's largest chain ...
Willow River (Tomahawk River tributary) Wind River; Wisconsin River; Wolf River (Eau Claire River tributary) Wolf River (Fox River tributary), tributary of Winnebago Pool; Wood River; Yahara River; Yellow River (Chippewa River tributary) Yellow River (Red Cedar River tributary) Yellow River (St. Croix River tributary) Yellow River (Wisconsin ...
Brule River at the M-189–WIS 139 crossing. The Brule River is a 52.3-mile-long (84.2 km) [1] river in the U.S. states of Michigan and Wisconsin.Nearly, almost all of the course forms a portion of the boundary between the two states.
Eagle River (Wisconsin River tributary) East Branch Pecatonica River; East River (Wisconsin) East Twin River (Wisconsin) Eau Claire River (Chippewa River tributary) Eau Claire River (Wisconsin River tributary) Eau Galle River; Elm Creek (Wood County, Wisconsin) Embarrass River (Wisconsin) Emmons Creek; Evergreen River
Michel Cadotte started a trading post on the lower Yellow River at the current site of Cadott around 1787. [4] Logging had begun on the upper Yellow by 1861, when a log-driving dam existed at Hughey. Many such log-driving dams were built to help flush logs out. [5] By 1880 a "winter road" followed the river all the way up the river to Westboro. [6]
The lower Wisconsin River flows through glacial drift until it enters the Driftless Area and eventually reaches the Mississippi River. [1] It extends about 116 river miles (187 river kilometers) from Portage to its confluence with the Mississippi River, falling 171 feet (52 m) from about elevation 782 feet (238 m) above sea level (msl) at Portage to 611 feet (186 m), msl at the Mississippi.
The Yahara River (/ j ə ˈ h ær ə /) is a tributary of the Rock River in southern Wisconsin. It is about 62 miles (100 km) long [3] (including the distance across intervening lakes), and drains an area of 536 square miles (1,390 km 2). [4] Via the Rock River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.