The Embarrass River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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, accessed December 19, 2011 tributary of the Wolf River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Embarrass River has three branches. The South Branch is long, originates near

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and passes by Tigerton. The Middle Branch originates in southern

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, and the northern branch passes by Bowler, Tilleda and Leopolis. The Middle and South Branch converge in

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, and the river collects its North Branch east of there, then flows through Pella, where a dam is located. Below Pella, the Embarrass River passes by the village of Embarrass. The Embarrass River eventually flows into the Wolf River in the city of New London. "French voyageurs named this river the Embarrass, French for obstruction, because, while canoeing down the stream, they frequently found their passage blocked by fallen logs."The Encyclopedia of Wisconsin, 1990,

Sport

While frozen, the river is used for ice racing tracks in Tilleda and

. The frozen river is also used for ice fishing.

References

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