Menominee River
River in Wisconsin and Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the river in Wisconsin and Michigan. For the Illinois river, see Menominee River (Illinois). For the river in southeastern Wisconsin, see Menomonee River.
The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately 116 miles (187 km) long,[4] draining a rural forested area of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Michigan. Its entire course, with that of its tributary, the Brule River, forms part of the boundary between the two states.[5][6]
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Menominee River | |
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Menominee River | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Brule and Michigamme rivers |
• coordinates | 45.95328°N 88.19624°W / 45.95328; -88.19624[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Green Bay, Lake Michigan |
• coordinates | 45.0947°N 87.59121°W / 45.0947; -87.59121 |
Length | 116 mi (187 km) |
Basin size | 4,070 sq mi (10,500 km2)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 3,516 cu ft/s (99.6 m3/s) (estimate)[3] |
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