Wind River (Wisconsin) Explained

Wind River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Wind River in Wisconsin
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Pierce
Length:9miles
Source1:Trimbelle
Source1 Coordinates:44.7011°N -92.6197°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:1064feet[2]
Mouth:Mississippi River
Mouth Location:Diamond Bluff
Mouth Coordinates:44.6536°N -92.6428°W
Mouth Elevation:676feet

The Wind River is a minor tributary of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin in the United States. It flows for its entire 9miles length[3] in western Pierce County. It rises in the town (unincorporated jurisdiction) of Trimbelle and flows southward through the towns of Oak Grove and Diamond Bluff. Wind River joins the Mississippi near the unincorporated community of Diamond Bluff, which is within the larger jurisdiction (the town). The confluence is 801miles from the Mississippi's mouth on the Gulf of Mexico.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. August 29, 1980. [{{Gnis3|1576851}} Wind River]. January 30, 2013.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
  4. Web site: United States Geological Survey. United States Topographic Map. TopoQuest. January 30, 2013. River miles for the Mississippi are marked on the map.