Pensaukee River Explained

Pensaukee River
Name Other:Pensaukie River
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Wisconsin
Source1:East of Bonduel
Source1 Coordinates:44.7436°N -88.4104°W
Mouth:Green Bay
Mouth Location:Pensaukee
Mouth Coordinates:44.8225°N -87.9018°W
Mouth Elevation:584feet
Tributaries Left:Spring Creek, North Branch Pensaukee River
Tributaries Right:Brookside Creek

The Pensaukee River is a river located in northeastern Wisconsin. It is a tributary of Lake Michigan via Green Bay.[1]

Route

The river is 47miles long.[2] Its southern branch rises from Pautz Lake in Shawano County and northern branch originates in Pensaukee Lakes in Shawano County. It passes near the communities of Krakow, Klondike, Abrams, and its mouth empties into Green Bay near Pensaukee.

Drainage basin

Its drainage basin covers Oconto County and Shawano County, Wisconsin. The watershed covers 160sqmi of area. 61% of land in the drainage basin has agricultural use.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Advanced Viewer . viewer.nationalmap.gov . National Map . September 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan . . September 21, 2020 . pdf . 2001. 23.
  3. Web site: Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan . . September 21, 2020 . pdf . 2001. 77.