-
Upper Mink River at the far lower left -
Mink River
| Mink River | |
|---|---|
| Rogers Lake[1] | |
 Mink River in September | |
  Mink River  Mink River | |
| Location | Door County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45°14′13″N 87°02′22″W / 45.237064°N 87.039356°W |
| Primary outflows | Rowleys Bay, Lake Michigan |
| Max. length | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Surface elevation | 581 feet (177 m) |
| Settlements | Liberty Grove |
The Mink River is a 1.4-mile-long (2.3 km)[2] lacustuary, or freshwater estuary, near the northern tip of the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin, in the United States. It is noted for its excellent bass fishing, and the area boasts more than 200 species of birds. The river flows in a southeasterly direction into the estuary on Rowleys Bay, Lake Michigan, 4 miles (6 km) southeast of the village of Ellison Bay.
In 1989, 35 species of birds were found in two habitats in the Mink River Estuary.[3]
- ^ "Report For: Mink River". USGNIS. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
- ^ Breeding birds of the Mink River Natural Area in Door County by A. W. Zovnic and R. W. Howe, The Passenger Pigeon, 1994