The Maunesha River is a
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, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary
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of the
Crawfish River
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in south-central
Wisconsin
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in the
United States
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.
Via the Crawfish and
Rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
rivers, it is part of the
Mississippi River
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watershed
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* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
.
Course
The Maunesha is formed in the town of
Bristol
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in
Dane County
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from a collection of headwaters tributaries flowing from
Columbia County. It flows generally eastward through northeastern Dane County (past the village of
Marshall
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Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
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* Marshall, Saskatchewan
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), northwestern
Jefferson County (past the city of
Waterloo) and southwestern
Dodge County, where it joins the Crawfish River in the town of
Portland
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* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
.
An excellent public area to view this narrow fast-flowing river is in Waterloo at Fireman's Park.
Photo gallery
Image:Firemans Park Waterloo.JPG, The river in Fireman's Park July 2008
Image:1Firemans Park Waterloo.JPG, Ducks, Maunesha River
Image:Building of new bridge in Firemans Park Waterloo.JPG, Building of new footbridge
Image:Maunesha River1.JPG, Upstream Firemans Park July 2008
Image:Maunesha River sign.JPG, Sign on Hwy 19 by Portland
Gallery of 2008 flood in Waterloo, Wisconsin
Image:Maunesha River flood 2008.JPG, Bike path in Waterloo, Fireman's Park
Image:1Maunesha River flood 2008.JPG, Waterloo Fireman's Park Scoreboard
Image:2Maunesha River flood 2008.JPG, 1911 C.W. Parker Carousel under water
Image:3Maunesha River flood 2008.JPG, Fence for ball field flooded
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
* ...
References
Rivers of Wisconsin
Rivers of Dane County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Dodge County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Tributaries of the Mississippi River
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