Big River (Wisconsin)

The Big River is a minor tributary of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin in the United States. It flows for its entire 12.8-mile (20.6 km) length[1] in western Pierce County, rising in the town of River Falls and flowing south-southwestwardly into the town of Oak Grove. It enters the Mississippi River about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Prescott.[2]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
  2. DeLorme (1992). Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-247-1

Coordinates: 44°41′33″N 92°41′55″W / 44.69247°N 92.69853°W / 44.69247; -92.69853


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