Baraboo River

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Baraboo River
Data
Water code US1561153
location Wisconsin (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Wisconsin River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
source at Kendall
43 ° 48 ′ 15 ″  N , 90 ° 26 ′ 30 ″  W.
Source height approx.  380  m
muzzle south of Portage in the Wisconsin River Coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′ 15 "  N , 89 ° 26 ′ 30"  W 43 ° 29 ′ 15 "  N , 89 ° 26 ′ 30"  W
Mouth height approx.  236  m
Height difference approx. 144 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.3 ‰
length 115 km
Small towns Reedsburg , Baraboo
Manchester Street Bridge in Baraboo

Manchester Street Bridge in Baraboo

The Baraboo River is a right tributary of the Wisconsin River in the US state of Wisconsin .

It rises in Monroe County and flows southeast through the counties of Juneau , Sauk and Columbia . A few kilometers from its mouth, it swings north in Sauk County and then flows eastwards through Caledonia to its confluence with the Wisconsin River, about 3 miles south of Portage . The towns of Kendall, Elroy , Union Center, Wonewoc , La Valle , Reedsburg , Rock Springs, North Freedom, West Baraboo and Baraboo are located along the river .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Baraboo River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved November 13, 2010.