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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."
Pigeon River (Embarrass River tributary) 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 ...
Hamburg Town Hall just north of Chaseburg Location in Vernon County and the state of Wisconsin . Coordinates: 43°40′40″N 91°5′24″W / 43.67778°N 91.09000°W / 43.67778; -91
The surface area is 4,260 acres (17.24 km 2; 6.66 sq mi), of which approximately two-thirds is in Wisconsin and one third in Michigan. Located in the Lake District of northern Wisconsin, the lake is a popular boating and fishing resort. The lake was named by French fur trappers, who were some of the first Europeans in the region.
Lake Petenwell is Wisconsin's second largest lake at 23,040 acres (93.2 km 2) or approximately 36 square miles (93 km 2). It was created in 1948 by the Wisconsin River Power Company with the construction of a dam across the Wisconsin River near Necedah. [1] It has a maximum depth of 42 feet (13 m) and is used for water skiing, sailing and fishing.
It has a surface area of 16,640 acres (67.3 km 2) and its depth varies from 8–20 ft (2.4–6.1 m) in most places, with area in the old river beds reaching as deep as 35 ft (11 m). [ 2 ] Castle Rock Lake is the fourth largest lake in Wisconsin, it covers sixteen thousand acres, and has approximately seventy miles of shoreline. [ 3 ]
With transfers and draft preparation, Wisconsin's depth chart will look different for the ReliaQuest Bowl. Gannett. Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. December 27, 2023 at 10:37 AM.
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).