Oconto River

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Oconto River
The Oconto River at Mountain, Wisconsin

The Oconto River at Mountain , Wisconsin

Data
Water code US1580049
location Wisconsin ( USA )
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Lake Michigan  → St. Clair River  → Detroit River  → Niagara River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
source The confluence of the North Branch and South Branch Oconto Rivers in Suring
45 ° 0 ′ 20 ″  N , 88 ° 23 ′ 8 ″  W
Source height 244  m
muzzle in Oconto in the Green Bay of Lake Michigan Coordinates: 44 ° 53 ′ 42 "  N , 87 ° 49 ′ 44"  W 44 ° 53 ′ 42 "  N , 87 ° 49 ′ 44"  W
Mouth height 178  m
Height difference 66 m
Bottom slope 0.72 ‰
length 91.6 km

The Oconto River is a 91.6 km long river in Oconto County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Wisconsin . It arises at the confluence of the North Branch Oconto River and South Branch Oconto River in Suring and flows into the Green Bay of Lake Michigan in Oconto . It drains an area of ​​6,260 km² in Oconto County and the adjacent counties of Shawano , Marinette , Menominee , Langlade and Forest .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oconto River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved July 26, 2014
  2. ^ Oconto River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. The National Map. Retrieved July 26, 2014