Little Menominee River
| Little Menominee River | |
|---|---|
.gif) Little Menominee River (USGS) | |
| Basin | |
| Progression | Little Menominee River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| Main source |
Grant County, northwest of Hazel Green, Wisconsin 42°33′42″N 90°32′10″W / 42.5616667°N 90.5361111°W |
| Source elevation | 943 ft (287 m) |
| River mouth |
Confluence with the Mississippi west of Galena, Illinois 42°25′31″N 90°32′04″W / 42.4252778°N 90.5344444°W |
| Mouth elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Length | 14 mi (23 km) |
| GNIS ID | 412371 |
The Little Menominee River is a 13.9-mile-long (22.4 km)[1] tributary of the Upper Mississippi River, which it joins in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.[2]
The Little Menominee rises in Grant County, Wisconsin. It flows south, to the east of the Menominee River, into Illinois. It crosses the northwestern corner of Illinois for about six miles before joining the Mississippi at the southern end of East Dubuque. The town of Menominee, Illinois is located on the river.
The name "Menominee" refers to the Menominee, a Native American people. The name means "good seed" or "wild rice".
The river is part of the Driftless Area of Illinois and Wisconsin. This region escaped the glaciation experienced by areas to the east and west during the last ice age.
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Menominee River
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