Flambeau River

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flambeau River
North Fork Flambeau River
Flambeau River in the Flambeau River State Forest

Flambeau River in the Flambeau River State Forest

Data
Water code US :  1579255
location Wisconsin (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Chippewa River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
Confluence of Manitowish River and Bear River
46 ° 4 ′ 34 "  N , 90 ° 1 ′ 47"  W
Source height 480  m
muzzle Chippewa River Coordinates: 46 ° 4 ′ 34 "  N , 90 ° 1 ′ 47"  W 46 ° 4 ′ 34 "  N , 90 ° 1 ′ 47"  W.
Mouth height 320  m
Height difference 160 m
Bottom slope 0.8 ‰
length 200 km
Catchment area 4820 km² (13 km above the mouth)
Discharge at the Bruce
A Eo gauge : 4820 km²
Location: 13 km above the mouth 		MQ 1952/2016
Mq 1952/2016
 		50 m³ / s
10.4 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries South Fork Flambeau River
Reservoirs flowed through Turtle-Flambeau Flowage , Pixley Flowage, Crowley Flowage 802, Big Falls Flowage, Dairyland Reservoir, Thornapple Flowage 1965
Small towns Park Falls , Ladysmith
Communities Thornapple
South Fork Flambeau River
Water code US :  1580457
location Wisconsin (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Flambeau River → Chippewa River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
origin Round Lake
45 ° 55 ′ 34 "  N , 90 ° 4 ′ 38"  W.
Source height 472  m
muzzle Flambeau River
45 ° 38 ′ 48 "  N , 90 ° 47 ′ 38"  W.
Mouth height 390  m
Height difference 82 m
Bottom slope 0.82 ‰
length 100 km
Discharge at the Phillips
A Eo gauge : 1577 km²
Location: 20 km above the mouth 		MQ
Mq
 		17 m³ / s
10.8 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Elk River
Right tributaries Springstead Creek
Communities Fifield

The Flambeau River (also known as the North Fork Flambeau River in the upper reaches ) is a 200 km long left tributary of the Chippewa River in the US state of Wisconsin .

The Flambeau River arises at the confluence of the Manitowish River and Bear River in northern Wisconsin. It is dammed up at the beginning of the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage . It then flows in a predominantly south-westerly direction. He passes the small town of Park Falls . It then flows through the Pixley Flowage and Crowley Flowage 802 reservoirs . The middle reaches of the Flambeau River is in the Flambeau River State Forest . 77 km above the mouth, the Flambeau River joins the South Fork Flambeau River. Other reservoirs on the lower reaches are Big Falls Flowage , Dairyland Reservoir and Thornapple Flowage 1965 . In its lower reaches, the Flambeau River passes the small town of Ladysmith and the village of Thornapple before it meets the Chippewa River just under 60 km north-northeast of Eau Claire . The Flambeau River drains an area of ​​about 4820 km². The mean discharge is 50 m³ / s. The highest monthly discharges usually occur in April and May.

The Flambeau River is considered a popular canoeing water.

South Fork Flambeau River

The South Fork Flambeau River is a 100 km long left tributary of the Flambeau River in Wisconsin. Except for the last few miles, the river is entirely within Price County . The South Fork Flambeau River has its origin in Round Lake . It initially flows west. It turns southwest about 3 miles east of Park Falls. He passes the village of Fifield . The South Fork Flambeau River eventually flows into the Flambeau River. The river is without a dam on its flow path.

Web links

Commons : Flambeau River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manitowish River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  2. ↑ a b Flambeau River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ a b c USGS 05360500 FLAMBEAU RIVER NEAR BRUCE, WI
  4. ↑ Round Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  5. ↑ South Fork Flambeau River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  6. ↑ USGS 05359500 SOUTH FORK FLAMBEAU RIVER NEAR PHILLIPS, WI