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]
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.
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]