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The La Crosse River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed October 5, 2012
The La Crosse River rises in northern
La Crosse River State Trail website
Rivers of Wisconsin Tributaries of the Mississippi River Rivers of La Crosse County, Wisconsin Rivers of Monroe County, Wisconsin Mississippi River watershed {{Wisconsin-river-stub
The National Map
, accessed October 5, 2012
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 drai ...
of the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it fl ...
in southwestern Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
in the United States
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.
Course
The La Crosse River rises in northern Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
*Monroe County, Illinois
*Monroe County, Indian ...
and flows generally west-southwestwardly into La Crosse County, through the Fort McCoy military installation and past Sparta
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...
, Rockland, Bangor and West Salem. It flows into the Mississippi River at the city of La Crosse
La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's populat ...
.
In Monroe County, it collects the short Little La Crosse River, which flows for its entire course in Monroe County.
Downstream of Sparta, the river is paralleled by the La Crosse River State Trail.
See also
*List of Wisconsin rivers
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Great Lakes Drainage
Lake Michigan
*Menominee River
* ...
Sources
* DeLorme (1992). ''Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. . *External links
La Crosse River State Trail website
Rivers of Wisconsin Tributaries of the Mississippi River Rivers of La Crosse County, Wisconsin Rivers of Monroe County, Wisconsin Mississippi River watershed {{Wisconsin-river-stub