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The frozen Mississippi River at Grant River Recreation Area in Potosi, Wisconsin. The Grant River is a 44-mile-long (71 km) [1] tributary of the upper Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin in the United States. It flows for its entire length in Grant County. The city of Potosi is located near its mouth. Tributaries include Boice Creek ...
Grant County is the most southwestern county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,938. [2] Its county seat is Lancaster and its largest city is Platteville. [3] The county is named after the Grant River, in turn named after a fur trader who lived in the area when Wisconsin was a territory. [4]
Wisconsin counties on the Mississippi River (8 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Grant County, Wisconsin" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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 ...
Cassville is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 777 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The village is located along the Mississippi River , opposite from the mouth of the Turkey River .
Osceola in Grant County, Wisconsin was an extensive city platted by James P. Cox in April 1839 in part of the area which would eventually become Potosi.The elaborate project covering several square miles failed to attract support, although in 1838 a ferry landing was established at Osceola, and Cox and his partner Justus Parsons were granted authority to run a ferry to cross the Grant River ...
Nation's Worst Cold Outbreak. Adding an exclamation point to a two-week siege widely considered the nation's worst, most prolific cold outbreak, a Blue Norther plowed through the Plains on Feb. 10 ...
The Platte River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin in the United States. Its watershed lies almost entirely within Grant County, with only a small portion in neighboring Iowa County, [1] and its main tributary is the Little Platte River. It is about 47 mi (76 km) long.