Kickapoo River

Kickapoo River
Kickapoo River watershed map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
RegionMonroe County, Vernon County,
Richland County, Crawford County
Physical characteristics
SourceMidway between Wilton and Mill Bluff State Park
 • locationMonroe County, Wisconsin, United States
 • coordinates43°53′53″N 90°27′27″W / 43.89806°N 90.45750°W / 43.89806; -90.45750
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)
MouthConfluence with the Wisconsin River
 • location
Wauzeka, Wisconsin, Crawford County, Wisconsin
 • coordinates
43°04′36″N 90°52′59″W / 43.07667°N 90.88306°W / 43.07667; -90.88306[1]
 • elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBillings Creek
 • rightMoore Creek, Weister Creek, West Fork of the Kickapoo River, Reads Creek, Tainter Creek

The Kickapoo River is a 126-mile-long (203 km)[2] tributary of the Wisconsin River in the state of Wisconsin, United States. It is named for the Kickapoo[3] Indians who occupied Wisconsin before the influx of white settlers in the early 19th century.

  1. ^ "Kickapoo River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 29 August 1980. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  2. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved Feb 17, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 174.