Menomonee River
{{Short description|River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}
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{{For-multi|the river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin|Menominee River|the river in Illinois|Menominee River (Illinois)}}
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The Menomonee River is one of three primary rivers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with the Kinnickinnic River and Milwaukee River.{{GNIS|1569347}}
Description
Named after the Menomonee (also spelled Menominee) Indians, the word was given to the Menomonee people by the Chippewa people, and in the Chippewa language literally means "rice eaters" referring to the abundant wild rice that once grew along its shores in the Menomonee Valley.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} A tributary of the Milwaukee River, it is the most industrialized within the Milwaukee River Basin.
Watershed
File:Milwaukee August 2024 125 (Menomonee River).jpg
The Menomonee River is {{convert|33.0|mi}} long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed May 19, 2011 and empties into Lake Michigan at Milwaukee. Not to be confused with longer rivers named after the same Indian tribe. With a watershed that covers approximately {{convert|140|sqmi|km2}} of urban landscape, it is home to a population of more than 336,670 people. This includes portions of Washington, Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Milwaukee counties. A large swath of the river has been heavily channelized and industrialized as it runs through the Menomonee Valley. This has become a primary source of pollution for the river.
Its estuary empties into Lake Michigan from the Milwaukee River near the Milwaukee harbor, along with the Kinnickinnic River to the south.
Parks
| class= "wikitable"
|+ Public Parks along the Menomonee River !Parks !Location |
| Three Bridges Park, Valley Park, Doyne Park, Granville Dog Park
|Milwaukee |
| Charles C. Jacobus Park, Hart Park, Hoyt Park, Hansen Park, Hartung Park, Currie Park, Webster Park
|Wauwatosa |
| Frontier Park
|Butler |
| Rotary Park, Rivers Edge Park, Lime Kiln Park, Village Park
|Menomonee Falls |
| Haupt Strasse Park, Shoen Laufen Park
|Germantown |
References
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External links
{{commons category|Menomonee River}}
- [https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/blog/menomonee-river-2/ Menomonee River] at Milwaukee Riverkeeper
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125639/https://greatlakestributarymodeling.net/models/menomonee-river-wi/ Menomonee River]}} at Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program
- [http://www.renewthevalley.org/ Menomonee Valley Partners]
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Category:Rivers of Washington County, Wisconsin
Category:Rivers of Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Category:Rivers of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin