Menominee River (Illinois)
| Menominee River | |
|---|---|
.gif) Menominee River (USGS) | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Grant County, Wisconsin |
| • coordinates | 42°33′44″N 90°36′09″W / 42.5622222°N 90.6025°W |
| • elevation | 796 ft (243 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Mississippi, Jo Daviess County, Illinois |
• coordinates | 42°27′04″N 90°35′24″W / 42.4511111°N 90.59°W |
• elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Length | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Menominee River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 413409 |
The Menominee River is an 11.3-mile-long (18.2 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River, which it joins in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.[2] There is also a Menominee River in northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan, and a Menomonee River that flows through metro Milwaukee.
The name "Menominee" refers to the Menominee, a Native American people. The name means "good seed" or "wild rice".
The Menominee rises in Grant County, Wisconsin, and cuts through the northwestern corner of Illinois for about four miles before it joins the Mississippi.
The river is part of the Driftless Area of Illinois and Wisconsin, a region that remained ice-free during the last ice age.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Menominee River
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