Pensaukee River
Name otherPensaukie River
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
Source 1East of Bonduel
Source1 coordinates44.7436022°N 88.4103799°W
MouthGreen Bay
Mouth locationPensaukee
Mouth coordinates44.8224914°N 87.9017697°W
Mouth elevation584 ft (178 m)
Tributaries leftSpring Creek, North Branch Pensaukee River
Tributaries rightBrookside 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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  2. ^ "Advanced Viewer". viewer.nationalmap.gov. National Map. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan" (pdf). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2001. p. 23. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan" (pdf). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2001. p. 77. Retrieved September 21, 2020.