The New Wood River is the name of a tributary of 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 ...
in
Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,415. Its county seat is Merrill. The county was created in 1875 and named after President Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln County comprises ...
. It is formed by the confluence of the East Fork and Center Fork at , and flows southeasterly, emptying into the Wisconsin just up stream from
Lake Alexander. The
Ojibwe
The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains.
According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...
called the river ''Oskakirajaw Sebe''. The river flows through the New Wood Wildlife Area, a recreational area open to public hunting managed by the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
New Wood Wildlife Area
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See also
*List of rivers in 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
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References
Rivers of Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Wisconsin
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