The Branch River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed December 19, 2011

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in eastern

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in the

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. It is a

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of the

Manitowoc River The Manitowoc River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 river in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It flows into Lake Michigan at the city of Ma ...

, which flows to

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. The Branch River rises in Brown County about south of Green Bay, and flows generally southeastwardly into

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. It joins the Manitowoc River about west of the city of Manitowoc. According to the

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, the river has also been known as the "Center River" and as the "Centre River". The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Branch River" as the stream's official name in 1912.

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(1992). ''Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. . * Rivers of Wisconsin Rivers of Brown County, Wisconsin Rivers of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Tributaries of Lake Michigan {{Wisconsin-river-stub

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