The Killsnake River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed December 19, 2011

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in eastern

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in the

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. It is a

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of the South Branch of the

Manitowoc River The Manitowoc River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 river in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It flows into Lake Michigan at the city of Ma ...

, which flows to

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. The river flows for its entire course in central

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. It rises about east of

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and flows generally east-southeastwardly; it joins the South Branch of the Manitowoc River about east of Chilton in the Killsnake Wildlife Area.

Killsnake Wildlife Area

The surrounding the confluence of the Killsnake River with the South Branch Manitowoc River has been designated a

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by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The area is located entirely in the town of Rantoul.

Registered historic area

There are four archaeological sites ranging from a major Early Paleo-Indian campsite from 9000 BC to a Potawatomi village from the mid-19th century AD located in the wildlife area,Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine
April 1999; Retrieved July 17, 2007 and the site is listed on the

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Killsnake Wildlife Area
- Wisconsin DNR *

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(1992). ''Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. . * Rivers of Wisconsin Rivers of Calumet County, Wisconsin Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin State Wildlife Areas of Wisconsin Protected areas of Calumet County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Calumet County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-river-stub

Killsnake Wildlife Area

Registered historic area

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