Killsnake River
The Killsnake River is a 19.7-mile-long (31.7 km)[1] river in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is a tributary of the South Branch of the Manitowoc River, which flows to Lake Michigan.
The river flows for its entire course in central Calumet County. It rises about 3 miles (5 km) east of Lake Winnebago and flows generally east-southeastwardly; it joins the South Branch of the Manitowoc River about 6 miles (10 km) east of Chilton in the Killsnake Wildlife Area.
Killsnake Wildlife Area
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The 5,777 acres (23.38 km2) surrounding the confluence of the Killsnake River with the South Branch Manitowoc River has been designated a wildlife refuge by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.[2] The area is located entirely in the town of Rantoul.
Registered historic area
[edit | edit source]There are four archaeological sites ranging from a major Early Paleo-Indian campsite from 9000 BC to a Potawatomi village from the mid-19th century AD located in the wildlife area,[3] and the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
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[edit | edit source]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
- ^ Wildlife areas in Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Retrieved July 17, 2007
- ^ Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine; April 1999; Retrieved July 17, 2007
External links
[edit | edit source]- Killsnake Wildlife Area - Wisconsin DNR
- DeLorme (1992). Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Killsnake River
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- Rivers of Wisconsin
- Rivers of Calumet County, Wisconsin
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- State Wildlife Areas of Wisconsin
- Protected areas of Calumet County, Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places in Calumet County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs
- Wisconsin river stubs