Sheboygan River

river in Wisconsin, United States

The Sheboygan River is a river flowing to Lake Michigan in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is about 81 mi (130 km) long.[1] It enters the lake at the city of Sheboygan. The name of the river is Chippewa meaning 'hollow bone', 'noise underground' or 'river disappearing underground'.[2][3]

Sheboygan River
Riverfront in downtown Sheboygan near the river's mouth
Sheboygan River is located in Wisconsin
Sheboygan River
Location
CountiesFond du Lac; Sheboygan; Calumet; Manitowoc
CitiesEden; Dundee; St. Peter; St. Cloud; Elkhart Lake; Kiel; Sheboygan Falls
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - coordinates43°42′35″N 88°16′04″W / 43.7097152°N 88.267878°W / 43.7097152; -88.267878
MouthLake Michigan
 - coordinates43°44′56″N 87°42′11″W / 43.74888°N 87.70314°W / 43.74888; -87.70314
Length81 mi (130 km)

References change

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
  2. "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". The Post-Crescent. December 28, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. Herman, Jennifer (January 1, 2008). Wisconsin Encyclopedia. State History Publications. ISBN 9781878592613 – via Google Books.