Search results
Wisconsin River, river rising in Lac Vieux Desert (lake), Vilas county, northern Wisconsin, U.S., on the Wisconsin-Michigan border. It flows generally southward through central Wisconsin past Rhinelander, Wausau, Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, and Wisconsin Dells (site of a scenic gorge).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
- Gaps in The Ice Age
- Reverse-Engineering An Ancient River
- Not The Same River Twice
Even though geologists understand a great deal about the most recent glacial advance that covered about half of Wisconsin some 24,000 years go, we have much to learn about the series of massive glaciations that happened here and across North America over the last 2.5 million years. The Wisconsin River has been deeply affected by all of this glacial...
As a geologist, I specialize in studying the processes and histories of rivers; more specifically, I study rivers that flow near the former margins of ancient glaciers. The idea that glacial activity may have caused the ancient Wisconsin River to flow to the east grew from many discussions I had with my former doctoral advisor, James C. Knox, befor...
Given our findings, my colleagues and I have developed a pictureof a vast ancient river system that drained almost all of what is now Wisconsin and Minnesota. We have named it the ancestral Wyalusing River. The course of the Wyalusing River was certainly controlled by the local bedrock. Erosion-resistant layers of dolomite bedrock form topographic ...
Oct 16, 2012 · The Wisconsin River flows out of Lac Vieux Desert along the Michigan Wisconsin border. Reflecting on previous Wisconsin River adventures farther south. Just about a month and a half earlier, I had been canoeing on the Lower Wisconsin River through Boscobel.
Hydraulic lifts, mining sites, a ceramics museum... are amazing witnesses of the Industrial Era in La Louvière. Read more.
For my senior honors thesis, I created a cultural and natural heritage map of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway with my advisor, Bill Gartner. Once complete, this map will be available to community members of the riverway in print and online as downloadable pdfs.
People also ask
What is the southern Wisconsin River valley?
Was the lower Wisconsin River carved by sand and gravel?
Where is the Wisconsin River located?
Where does the Mississippi River go in Wisconsin?
Why is the southern Wisconsin River valley important?
What to do in La Louvière?
The Southern Wisconsin River Valley is a region of five counties in extreme Southwest Wisconsin along the Wisconsin River. Comprised mostly of rural communities, the area is part of the greater Driftless Area and is noted for its natural beauty and small town charm.
