Yellowstone River (Wisconsin) Explained

Yellowstone River
Source1 Location:Southern Iowa County
Source1 Coordinates:46.474°N -92.0319°W
Mouth Location:East Branch Pecatonica River
Mouth Coordinates:42.8675°N -90.071°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:Location
Subdivision Name2:Iowa and Lafayette counties, Wisconsin
Length:42km (26miles)
Source1 Elevation:794feet
Discharge1 Location:mouth
Discharge1 Avg:55.53cuft/s (estimate)[1]
Custom Label:GNIS ID
Custom Data:1577097

The Yellowstone River is a 42km (26miles)[2] river in Iowa and Lafayette counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The river's source is in rural Iowa County east of Mineral Point, and its mouth is at the East Branch Pecatonica River northwest of Argyle.[3]

The river is dammed at Yellowstone Lake, a popular fishing area which is protected as Yellowstone Lake State Park. An additional of its watershed is part of the Yellowstone Wildlife Area.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watershed Report: Yellowstone River. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2021-07-12. live. WATERS GeoViewer. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712141924/https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=13410380. 2021-07-12.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map
  3. Web site: The National Map - Advanced Viewer. 2021-07-12. The National Map.
  4. Web site: Yellowstone River Watershed (SP04) . . August 31, 2020.