La Crosse River

La Crosse River
La Crosse river running through a marsh in La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse River watershed map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGrant, Monroe County, Wisconsin
 • coordinates44°07′12″N 90°35′27″W / 44.1199632°N 90.5909671°W / 44.1199632; -90.5909671
MouthConfluence with the Mississippi River
 • location
La Crosse, Wisconsin
 • coordinates
43°49′07″N 91°15′23″W / 43.8185774°N 91.2565261°W / 43.8185774; -91.2565261[1]
 • elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Length61.3 miles (98.7 km)
Basin sizeApproximately 500 sq mi (1,300 km2)[2]
Basin features
River systemMississippi River

The La Crosse River is a 61.3-mile-long (98.7 km)[3] tributary of the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin in the United States.

  1. ^ "La Crosse River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 28 August 1980. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. ^ "Water Detail - La Crosse River, Lower La Crosse River Watershed (BL04)". dnr.wi.gov. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 5, 2012