| Name other | Pensaukie River |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Source 1 | East of Bonduel |
| Source1 coordinates | 44.7436022°N 88.4103799°W |
| Mouth | Green Bay |
| Mouth location | Pensaukee |
| Mouth coordinates | 44.8224914°N 87.9017697°W |
| Mouth elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Tributaries left | Spring Creek, North Branch Pensaukee River |
| Tributaries right | Brookside Creek |
The Pensaukee River is a river located in northeastern Wisconsin.[1] It is a tributary of Lake Michigan via Green Bay.[2]
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
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- ^ "Advanced Viewer". viewer.nationalmap.gov. National Map. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan" (pdf). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2001. p. 23. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan" (pdf). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2001. p. 77. Retrieved September 21, 2020.