Little Wolf River

{{Short description|River in Wisconsin, United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} thumb|right|Little Wolf River at Mill Street Bridge in 1933 The '''Little Wolf River''' of Wisconsin is a tributary of the Wolf River, which ultimately flows toward Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan.<ref>{{GNIS|1568466}}</ref>

The Little Wolf River originates near Galloway in southeast Marathon County and flows into Waupaca County through Big Falls and Manawa and has a dam. Below Manawa the Little Wolf River passes by Royalton then converges into the Wolf River in eastern Waupaca County.

On July 5, 2024, the Little Wolf River flooded, putting the structural integrity of the Manawa Dam at risk. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Razek |first=Raja |date=5 July 2024 |title=CNN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/manawa-dam-in-wisconsin-suffers-major-damage-amid-heavy-flooding-authorities-say/ar-BB1pugue?ocid=BingNewsSerp |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=CNN}}</ref> The river overtopped the dam, causing the city of Manawa to be flooded and evacuated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loria |first=Michael |last2=Alexander |first2=Rashad |last3=Kirby |first3=Hannah |date=5 July 2024 |title=Wisconsin dam fails as water flows over top, residents urged to seek high ground |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/wisconsin-dam-fails-as-water-flows-over-top-residents-urged-to-seek-high-ground/ar-BB1punZr |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=USA Today}}</ref>

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Category:Rivers of Wisconsin Category:Rivers of Marathon County, Wisconsin Category:Rivers of Portage County, Wisconsin Category:Rivers of Waupaca County, Wisconsin