Pensaukee River

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| name_other = Pensaukie River

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| image = PensaukeeRiverFlooding2020.jpg

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| image_caption = Flooding on the Pensaukee River near its mouth at Green Bay.

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| subdivision_name2 = Wisconsin

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| source1 = East of Bonduel

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| mouth = Green Bay

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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|584|ft|abbr=on}}

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| tributaries_left = Spring Creek, North Branch Pensaukee River

| tributaries_right = Brookside Creek

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The Pensaukee River is a river located in northeastern Wisconsin.{{cite gnis|1571185|Pensaukee River|October 7, 2020}} It is a tributary of Lake Michigan via Green Bay.{{cite web |title=Advanced Viewer |url=https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ |website=viewer.nationalmap.gov |publisher=National Map |accessdate=September 21, 2020}}

Route

The river is {{convert|47|mi|km}} long.{{cite web |title=Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan |url=https://dnr.wi.gov/water/basin/upgb/uppergreenbay_final_901.pdf |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |accessdate=September 21, 2020 |format=pdf |date=2001|page=23}} 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.

Drainage basin

Its drainage basin covers Oconto County and Shawano County, Wisconsin. The watershed covers {{convert|160|sqmi|km2}} of area. 61% of land in the drainage basin has agricultural use.{{cite web |title=Upper Green Bay Basin Integrated Management Plan |url=https://dnr.wi.gov/water/basin/upgb/uppergreenbay_final_901.pdf |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |accessdate=September 21, 2020 |format=pdf |date=2001|page=77}}

References

Category:Tributaries of Lake Michigan

Category:Rivers of Wisconsin

Category:Rivers of Oconto County, Wisconsin

Category:Rivers of Shawano County, Wisconsin