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Pensaukee River

Pensaukee River

River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin

The Pensaukee River is a river located in northeastern Wisconsin.[1] It is a tributary of Lake Michigan via Green Bay.[2]

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Route

The river is 47 miles (76 km) long.[3] Its southern branch rises from Pautz Lake in Shawano County and northern branch originates in Pensaukee Lakes in Shawano County.[2] It passes near the communities of Krakow, Klondike, Abrams, and its mouth empties into Green Bay near Pensaukee.[2]

Drainage basin

Its drainage basin covers Oconto County and Shawano County, Wisconsin.[2] The watershed covers 160 square miles (410 km2) of area.[3] 61% of land in the drainage basin has agricultural use.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Pensaukee River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Advanced Viewer". viewer.nationalmap.gov. National Map. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan" (pdf). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2001. p. 23. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan" (pdf). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2001. p. 77. Retrieved September 21, 2020.


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