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Revision as of 02:16, 26 February 2011
The Namekagon River (pronounced NAM-uh-KAH-gun) is a tributary of the St. Croix River. It is approximately 95 mi (155 km) long and is located in northwestern Wisconsin in the United States. Its course is protected as part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the river's name has also been spelled Namakagon and Namekagan. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe language Namekaagong-ziibi, meaning "River at the place abundant with Sturgeons."
Course
The Namekagon River issues from Lake Namakagon in southeastern Bayfield County and flows southwestwardly through Sawyer and Washburn Counties, past Hayward, and northwestwardly into Burnett County, where it joins the St. Croix, 45 mi (72 km) south of the city of Superior. Near its mouth it collects the Totagatic River.
See also
References
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- DeLorme (1992). Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 978-0-89933-247-5.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Namekagon River