Mill Creek (Wisconsin River Tributary)
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Mill Creek is a
stream A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is a tributary to the
Wisconsin River The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name, first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousi ...
. Mill Creek was named for the sawmills which once lined its banks. The native Chippewa-language name was ''Wau-pee-tee Se-be'' meaning "tooth river".


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Rivers of Portage County, Wisconsin Rivers of Wood County, Wisconsin Rivers of Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-river-stub