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Onion River (Sheboygan River Tributary)
The Onion River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed December 19, 2011 tributary of the Sheboygan River in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. Via the Sheboygan, it is part of the drainage basin, watershed of Lake Michigan. Course The Onion River flows for its entire length in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Sheboygan County. It is formed in the town of Lyndon, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Lyndon by the confluence of Mill Creek and Ben Nutt Creek, and initially flows southeastwardly, passing through the village of Waldo, Wisconsin, Waldo and then passes through the village of Hingham, Wisconsin, Hingham. Near Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, Cedar Grove it turns northeastwardly for the remainder of its course, passing through the village of Gibbsville, Wisconsin, Gibbsville before joining the Sheboygan River in the city of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Sheboygan Falls. Fishing During the past decades, a number of ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny & S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
