Turtle River (Wisconsin)

Turtle River
Turtle River near the Highway 51 bridge.
Basin
Main source	46°13′41″N 89°53′49″W / 46.2280045°N 89.8968275°W
River mouth	1,572 feet (479 m) 46°07′20″N 90°11′27″W / 46.1221705°N 90.1907234°WCoordinates: 46°07′20″N 90°11′27″W / 46.1221705°N 90.1907234°W
Tributaries	Right: Little Turtle River, Long Lake Creek

The Turtle River is a river in Vilas County and Iron County in the state of Wisconsin in the United States. Its source is South Turtle Lake near Winchester. It flows into the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage.

Historically the Turtle River was an important part of an extensive network of canoe routes linked by short land portages, used by the Ojibwe and fur traders.^[1] In modern times the river and the lakes it connects are popular recreational waterways.

References

1. Wurl, Jon G. (2013). "The 1847 geological survey trip of J. G. Norwood, MD". Tomahawk Area Historical Society. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

External links

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle River (Wisconsin)