Wisconsin River

The Wisconsin River is the longest river in the U.S. state of , at approximately 430 miles long. As a tributary of the , it is part of the Mississippi River System.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Wisconsin, United States
  • Also known as: Fiume Ouiscousin”, “Meschetz Odéba”, “Meskousing”, “Misconsing”, “Ooisconsin River”, “Ouisconsic”, “Ouisconsin River”, “Ouisconsing”, “Ouiscounsin Fiume”, “Riviere Misconsin”, “Riviere Ouisconsing”, “Wees-konsan”, “Wiscontan”, and “Wiskinsin River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McGregor and Wyalusing.

Village
is a city in , , United States. The population was 742 at the time of the 2020 census. is located on the across from . is located just south of the city. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wisconsin River.

Village
is a town in , , United States. The population was 370 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of and are located in the town. is situated 3 miles south of Wisconsin River.

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is a small town in . It is of interest to travelers as the jumping-off point for . Another small town, McGregor, is immediately to the south.

Wisconsin River

Latitude
42.98943° or 42° 59′ 22″ north
Longitude
-91.15402° or 91° 9′ 15″ west
Elevation
614 feet (187 metres)
Open location code
86JCXRQW+Q9
Geo­Names ID
5279443
Wiki­data ID
Q978496
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Wisconsin River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر وسكونسين
  • Arabic: نهر ويسكونسن
  • Asturian: Ríu Wisconsin
  • Belarusian: Вісконсін
  • Belarusian: Рака Вісконсін
  • Catalan: Riu Wisconsin
  • Catalan: Wisconsin
  • Cebuano: Wisconsin River
  • Chinese: 威斯康星河
  • Chinese: 威斯康辛河
  • Croatian: Wisconsin
  • Czech: Wisconsin
  • Danish: Wisconsinfloden
  • Dutch: Wisconsin
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ويسكونسين
  • Esperanto: Viskonsino
  • Esperanto: Viskonsinrivero
  • Finnish: Wisconsinjoki
  • French: rivière Wisconsin
  • French: Wisconsin
  • Galician: río Wisconsin
  • German: Wisconsin River
  • Irish: Abhainn Wisconsin
  • Italian: Wisconsin
  • Japanese: ウィスコンシン川
  • Korean: 위스콘신강
  • Lithuanian: Viskonsinas
  • Malayalam: വിസ്കോൺസിൻ നദി
  • Mingrelian: ვისკონსინი (წყარმალუ)
  • Mingrelian: ვისკონსინი
  • Moroccan Arabic: واد ويسكونسين
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wisconsin
  • Norwegian: Wisconsin River
  • Polish: Wisconsin
  • Portuguese: Wisconsin
  • Romanian: Râul Wisconsin
  • Russian: Висконсин (река)
  • Russian: Висконсин
  • Slovenian: reka Wisconsin
  • Slovenian: Wisconsin River
  • Slovenian: Wisconsin
  • South Azerbaijani: ویسکونسین چایی
  • Spanish: río Wisconsin
  • Spanish: Río Wisconsin
  • Swedish: Wisconsin
  • Turkish: Wisconsin Nehri
  • Venetian: Wisconsin
  • Welsh: Afon Wisconsin

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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