Yellowstone River (Wisconsin)

Yellowstone River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
LocationIowa and Lafayette counties, Wisconsin
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthern Iowa County
 • coordinates46°28′26″N 92°01′55″W / 46.473957°N 92.03194°W / 46.473957; -92.03194
 • elevation794 ft (242 m)
Mouth 
 • location
East Branch Pecatonica River
 • coordinates
42°52′03″N 90°04′15″W / 42.8674986°N 90.0709579°W / 42.8674986; -90.0709579
Length42.0 km (26.1 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average55.53 cu ft/s (1.572 m3/s) (estimate)[1]
Basin features
GNIS ID1577097[2]

The Yellowstone River is a 42.0-kilometre (26.1 mi)[3] 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.[4]

The river is dammed at Yellowstone Lake, a popular fishing area which is protected as Yellowstone Lake State Park. An additional 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of its watershed is part of the Yellowstone Wildlife Area.[5]

References

  1. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Yellowstone River". WATERS GeoViewer. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ^ "Yellowstone River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map
  4. ^ "The National Map - Advanced Viewer". The National Map. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. ^ "Yellowstone River Watershed (SP04)". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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