Root River (Wisconsin)

The mouth of the Root River, Racine, Wisconsin
Root River, Racine in early 20th century

The Root River is a 43.7-mile-long (70.3 km)[1] river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Racine and Racine County are named for the river, as racine is the French word for root.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011