New Wood River

New Wood River

New Wood River near one of the County Highway E bridges.
Other name(s) Oskakirajaw Sebe (Ojibwe),[1] Whaypaw River[2]
Main source Confluence of the East Fork and Center Fork
River mouth Wisconsin River

The New Wood River is the name of a tributary of the Wisconsin River in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. It is formed by the confluence of the East Fork and Center Fork at 45°20′26″N 89°57′39″W / 45.34056°N 89.96083°W / 45.34056; -89.96083, and flows southeasterly, emptying into the Wisconsin just up stream from Lake Alexander. The Ojibwe called the river Oskakirajaw Sebe.[3] The river flows through the New Wood Wildlife Area, a recreational area open to public hunting managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Wisconsin Historical Collections Vol. I (1854), p. 120.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Wood River
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Historical Collections Vol. I (1854), p. 120.
  4. ↑ New Wood Wildlife Area


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