Pensaukee River
River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pensaukee River is a river located in northeastern Wisconsin.[1] It is a tributary of Lake Michigan via Green Bay.[2]
| Pensaukee River Pensaukie River | |
|---|---|
 Flooding on the Pensaukee River near its mouth at Green Bay. | |
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | East of Bonduel |
| • coordinates | 44.7436022°N 88.4103799°W |
| Mouth | Green Bay |
• location | Pensaukee |
• coordinates | 44.8224914°N 87.9017697°W |
• elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Spring Creek, North Branch Pensaukee River |
| • right | Brookside Creek |
Route
The river is 47 miles (76 km) long.[3] Its southern branch rises from Pautz Lake in Shawano County and northern branch originates in Pensaukee Lakes in Shawano County.[2] It passes near the communities of Krakow, Klondike, Abrams, and its mouth empties into Green Bay near Pensaukee.[2]
Drainage basin
Its drainage basin covers Oconto County and Shawano County, Wisconsin.[2] The watershed covers 160 square miles (410 km2) of area.[3] 61% of land in the drainage basin has agricultural use.[4]
References
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