The Mullet River is a

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of the

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, 40 miles (64 km) long, in eastern

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in the

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. Via the Sheboygan, it is part of the

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, draining an area of 88 square miles (228 km²) in a primarily

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area of the

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region of Wisconsin.

River course

The Mullet River issues from Mullet Lake in the town of

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in eastern

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and flows generally eastwardly into

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, passing through the village of Glenbeulah and the city of

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. It joins the Sheboygan River from the south in the city of Sheboygan Falls. , there were five

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s on the river. In the town of Greenbush in western Sheboygan County, the

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maintains a functioning replica of the Herrling Sawmill on the river; the original

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-powered

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stood on the same location from 1854 to 1910.

Variant names

According to the

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, the Mullet River has also been known as "Mullet Creek," and by the spelling "Mullett River." The

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issued a decision clarifying "Mullet River" as the stream's name in 1976.

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Rivers of Wisconsin Rivers of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Rivers of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-river-stub

River course

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