Buffalo River, Wisconsin
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| Water code | US : 1562371 | |
| location | Wisconsin , United States | |
| River system | Mississippi | |
| Drain over | Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| origin | Confluence of the North and South Fork Buffalo Rivers at Osseo 44 ° 34 ′ 40 ″ N , 91 ° 13 ′ 42 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in the Buffalo Slough coordinates: 44 ° 21 '2 " N , 91 ° 55' 35" W 44 ° 21 '2 " N , 91 ° 55' 35" W.
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| length | 110 km | |
| Left tributaries | King Creek, Johnson Valley Creek (Strum Lake), Trout Creek, Rossman Creek, Elk Creek, Hutchinson Creek, Mill Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Pine Creek, Adams Creek, Lindsay Creek, Peeso Creek, Harvey Creek | |
The Buffalo River is a 110.6 km long left tributary of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin , United States .
course
The Buffalo River is formed in the city of Osseo in northeast Trempealeau County by the confluence of the northern and southern tributaries, both of which are approximately 16 miles long and arise in northwest Jackson County . From Osseo, the river flows west into Buffalo County , past the villages of Strum, Eleva, and Mondovi. At Mondovi there is a change of direction towards the southwest. The river flows into the Mississippi 3 km northwest of Alma . For the last 8 km of the route, the Buffalo is surrounded by marshland before it runs into Rieck's Lake, a stopover for thousands of migratory birds such as whistling swans and other waterfowl. Rieck's Lake in turn runs into a river-like lake, called Buffalo Slough, which is already part of the Mississippi.
other names
The BGN decided on the official name "Buffalo River" in 1930, and in 1969 the name "North Fork" was used for the northern, more important tributary. The river is also known by the names:
- Beef River (German beef river )
- Beef Slough (German beef sump )
- River of Wild Bulls (German river of wild bulls )
- Riviere de Beeufs