New Wood River Explained

New Wood River
Name Other:Oskakirajaw Sebe (Ojibwe),[1] Whaypaw River
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Wisconsin
Source1 Location:Confluence of the East Fork and Center Fork
Mouth Location:Wisconsin River

The New Wood River is the name of a tributary of the Wisconsin River in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. It is formed by the confluence of the East Fork and Center Fork at 45.3406°N -89.9608°W, and flows southeasterly, emptying into the Wisconsin just up stream from Lake Alexander. The Ojibwe called the river Oskakirajaw Sebe.[2] The river flows through the New Wood Wildlife Area, a recreational area open to public hunting managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Historical Collections Vol. I (1854), p. 120.
  2. Wisconsin Historical Collections Vol. I (1854), p. 120.
  3. http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/wildlifeareas/newwood.html New Wood Wildlife Area