
The Yellow River is a tributary of the
Wisconsin River
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in
Clark
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,
Wood
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and
Juneau
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counties in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin
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.
The Yellow River originates in eastern Clark County. It flows south through
Pittsville,
Dexter
Dexter may refer to:
People
* Dexter (given name)
* Dexter (surname)
* Dexter (singer), Brazilian rapper Marcos Fernandes de Omena (born 1973)
* Famous Dex, also known as Dexter, American rapper Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born 1993)
Places United ...
and
Babcock in Wood County, and
Necedah in Juneau County. Past Necedah, it flows into
Castle Rock Lake
Castle Rock Lake is an artificial lake
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where it meets the Wisconsin River near
Buckhorn State Park. In
Dexterville it is dammed to create Lake Dexter. The stretch from Necedah to Castle Rock Lake has numerous
oxbow
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s.
In the
Menominee language
Menominee , also spelled Menomini (In Menominee language: ) is an endangered Algonquian language spoken by the Menominee people of what is now northern Wisconsin in the United States. The federally recognized tribe has been working to encourage ...
, the river is known as ''Mēkon-Sēpēw'', "plume or feather river".
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Yellow River include:
* Puff Creek
References
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
* ...
Rivers of Wisconsin
Rivers of Clark County, Wisconsin
Bodies of water of Wood County, Wisconsin
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