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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."
NASA satellite photo of Lake Taupō Wharf and small jetty where the Waikato River departs the lake, 1928 Māori rock carvings at Mine Bay are over 10 metres high and accessible only by boat or kayak. Tourism is a major component of Taupō's commercial sector. The busiest time for the industry is the high summer season around Christmas and New Year.
Wisconsin has more than 15,000 lakes, 43,000 miles of rivers and 800 miles of Great Lake shorelines. Water trails help paddlers get to the best. Love paddling a canoe or kayak?
The Flambeau River is a tributary of the Chippewa River in northern Wisconsin, United States. The Chippewa is in turn a tributary of the upper Mississippi River . The Flambeau drains an area of 1,860 square miles (4,800 km 2 ) [ 1 ] and descends from an elevation of approximately 1,570 feet (480 m) to 1,060 feet (320 m) above sea level.
The sun rises during an early morning kayak paddle on Lake Wausau. Lake Wausau and the stretches of the Wisconsin River to the north and south have been designated as the Great Pinery Heritage ...
Many of the Wisconsin's islands in Lake Michigan are around the Door Peninsula. [3] Islands in Green Bay include those in and around the Green Bay Breakwater. Washington Island is Wisconsin's largest in Lake Michigan and also has a year-round population of 708 as of the 2010 census.
Trempealeau River confluence with Mississippi Trempealeau River in Arcadia The Trempealeau River (pronounced TREM-puh-lo , from the French trempe à l'eau, dip in water) is an 81.5-mile-long (131.2 km) [ 1 ] tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Area of western Wisconsin in the United States .
Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota has an ancient history that it is bringing forth one canoe at a time. The Wisconsin Historic Society has now found what it believes are 11 canoes, all from what was ...