Leech Creek is a stream in
Columbia and
Sauk counties, in the
U.S. state
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of
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 ...
.
Leech Creek was named on account of the water "leaching" through the soil.
See also
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List of rivers of Wisconsin
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
* ...
References
Rivers of Columbia County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Sauk County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Wisconsin
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