Wolf River (Fox River)

Wolf River
Fox River catchment area: Fox River (bottom left) and Wolf River (above)
Data
Water code	US :  1580823
location	Wisconsin (USA)
River system	Saint Lawrence River
Drain over	Fox River  → St. Clair River  → Detroit River  → Niagara River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
source	Pine Lake , Forest County 45 ° 39 ′ 40 ″  N , 88 ° 59 ′ 40 ″  W.
Source height	498  m
muzzle	Lake Butte des Morts Coordinates: 44 ° 5 ′ 33 "  N , 88 ° 41 ′ 33"  W 44 ° 5 ′ 33 "  N , 88 ° 41 ′ 33"  W.
Mouth height	226  m
Height difference	272 m
Bottom slope	0.76 ‰
length	360 km
Left tributaries	Shawano Lake outflow
Right tributaries	Red River , Embarras River , Little Wolf River , Waupaca River
Flowing lakes	Little Rice Lake , Upper Post Lake , Lower Post Lake , Partridge Lake , Lake Polygan
Small towns	Shawano , New London , Winneconne
National Wild and Scenic River
Wolf River near New London
Wolf River in Langlade County

The Wolf River is a 360 km long left tributary of the Fox River in the US state of Wisconsin .

A 38 km section is designated a National Wild and Scenic River .

It originated in Pine Lake in Forest County . This lake is located in the Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin. From there, the Wolf River flows south through Langlade County and Menominee County . On this route is whitewater - rafting possible.

Then it flows through Shawano County . Here he picks up the Red River and passes the city of Shawano . In Shawano, the Shawano Lake drains into the river. It flows further south and takes on the Embarrass River at New London .

The Little Wolf River and the Waupaca River flow to it on its lower reaches . It flows through Lake Polygan and finally flows into Lake Butte des Morts at Winneconne , through which the Fox River flows.

Environmental aspects

The construction of a mine, the Crandon Mine , was proposed at a tributary of the Wolf River . Environmental activists saw this as a threat to the conservation of the Wolf River. The Crandon Mine was acquired by the Sokaogon Mole Lake Chippewa Band tribe in 2003 .

The campaign to stop the Crandon Mine was the success of an alliance of indigenous people, environmentalists and the urban population.

Sturgeon Guard

Wolf River and Fox River are well-known spawning grounds for sturgeon that swim upriver from Lake Winnebago in spring (between mid-April and early May) . It is believed that in 1800 ten times the number of sturgeons lived in the waters. Female sturgeon do not reproduce until they are 20 years old and then only every 4–6 years. They can reach an age of up to 50 years. Then they are up to 1.5 m long.

To protect the sturgeon, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources founded a citizens' initiative called "Sturgeon For Tomorrow" in the early 1990s. The volunteers monitor the spawning grounds during the spawning season.

"White Bass"

Morone chrysops (in English "White Bass" or "Sand Bass") is a species of fish from the sea ​​bass family that spawns in the Wolf River. The fish usually spawn in the last two weeks of May. During this time, many anglers come to the Wolf River system. The typical trapped white bass measures 200 to 300 mm.

Web links

Commons : Wolf River (Fox River)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pine Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ Wolf River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
3. ^ US Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed December 19, 2011
4. ↑ Wolf River ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Website against the construction of the Crandon Mine near the Wolf River ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ "New tribal purchase provides further protection against Crandon Mine, Nov. 14, 2006" ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Menominee Treaty Rights and Mining Impacts (2000) "Chronology of Crandon Mine" ( Memento of the original of May 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ wiscfish.org ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ seagrant.wisc.edu