Peshtigo River

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Peshtigo River
Peshtigo River at Peshtigo

Peshtigo River at Peshtigo

Data
Water code US1580126
location Wisconsin (USA)
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over St. Clair River  → Detroit River  → Niagara River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
source in Forest County
45 ° 40 ′ 10 ″  N , 88 ° 48 ′ 48 ″  W.
muzzle to Green Bay ( Lake Michigan ) Coordinates: 44 ° 58 ′ 25 "  N , 87 ° 39 ′ 20"  W 44 ° 58 ′ 25 "  N , 87 ° 39 ′ 20"  W.
Mouth height 177  m

length 219 km
Right tributaries South Fork Peshtigo River , Rat River
Reservoirs flowed through Caldron Falls Reservoir , High Falls Reservoir
Small towns Peshtigo
Communities Crivitz
US Highway 41 bridge over the Peshtigo River

US Highway 41 bridge over the Peshtigo River

The Peshtigo River is a tributary of Green Bay in the US state of Wisconsin .

The Peshtigo River has its source in Forest County . It flows in a predominantly southeastern direction through Marinette County to Green Bay. On the Peshtigo River are the two reservoirs Caldron Falls Reservoir and High Falls Reservoir . He passes the place Crivitz and the small town Peshtigo . At its mouth is the Peshtigo River Delta Marshes State Natural Area . The Peshtigo River has a length of 219 km.

Individual evidence

  1. Peshtigo River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey