The Manitowoc River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed December 19, 2011 river
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in eastern
Wisconsin
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in the
United States
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. It flows into
Lake Michigan
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at the city of
Manitowoc.
Course
The Manitowoc River is formed in eastern
Calumet County by its north and south branches:
*The South Branch Manitowoc River, the longer of the two at ,
[ rises in northeastern ]Fond du Lac County
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and flows generally northeastwardly into Calumet County, passing the city of Chilton and collecting the Killsnake River
The Killsnake 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 is a tributary of the South Branch of th ...
.
*The North Branch Manitowoc River rises in northern Calumet County and flows generally southeastwardly.[
From the confluence of its forks, the Manitowoc flows generally eastwardly through central ]Manitowoc County
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to its mouth at Lake Michigan in the city of Manitowoc. Its largest tributary
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is the Branch River.
Little Manitowoc River
The Little Manitowoc River is a [ stream that flows into Lake Michigan about 1 mi (2 km) north of the mouth of the Manitowoc River.
]
See also
*List of rivers of Wisconsin
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Great Lakes Drainage
Lake Michigan
*Menominee River
* ...
References
Sources
Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
*DeLorme
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(1992). ''Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. .
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Rivers of Wisconsin
Rivers of Calumet County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Tributaries of Lake Michigan
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