The Pensaukee River is a river located in northeastern
Wisconsin
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.
It is a
tributary
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of
Lake Michigan via
Green Bay.
Route
The river is long.
Its southern branch rises from Pautz Lake in
Shawano County and northern branch originates in Pensaukee Lakes in Shawano County.
It passes near the communities of
Krakow,
Klondike,
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, and its mouth empties into Green Bay near
Pensaukee.
Drainage basin
Its
drainage basin
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covers
Oconto County and
Shawano County, Wisconsin
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.
The watershed covers of area.
61% of land in the drainage basin has agricultural use.
References
Tributaries of Lake Michigan
Rivers of Wisconsin
Rivers of Oconto County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Shawano County, Wisconsin
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