Theresa Marsh is located near

Theresa, Wisconsin Theresa is a village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,262 at the 2010 census. The village is within the Town of Theresa. History Theresa was founded by Solomon Juneau along with his Metis wife and children in th ...

, in northern Washington County and eastern Dodge County. The

marsh A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...

is the starting point for the Rock River, a

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...

, and the marsh is an important stopping point for migratory birds. The Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area is a state park that includes grassland,

cattail ''Typha'' is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. These plants have a variety of common names, in British English as bulrush or reedmace, in American English as reed, cattail, or punks, in A ...

, brush marsh, woodlands, agricultural land, seasonally flooded wetlands, and permanent wetlands.Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources There are several campgrounds in the area. The Allenton State Wildlife Area is nearby. The area was home to tamarack forests and was used by Pottawatomie Indians for trapping. Most of the forest was cut during a period of settlement by whites, and a

corduroy road A corduroy road or log road is a type of road or timber trackway made by placing logs, perpendicular to the direction of the road over a low or swampy area. The result is an improvement over impassable mud or dirt roads, yet rough in the bes ...

was built across the marsh. It is now paved as

Wisconsin State Highway 28 State Trunk Highway 28 (often called Highway 28, STH-28 or WIS 28) is a state highway in Dodge, Washington, and Sheboygan counties in southeastern portion of the US state of Wisconsin that runs east–west between Horicon and Sheboygan. The ...

Solomon Juneau Solomon Laurent Juneau, or Laurent-Salomon Juneau (August 9, 1793 – November 14, 1856) was a French Canadian fur trader, land speculator, and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was born in Repentigny, Quebec, Canad ...

settled the area in 1852 and named the village after his mother, Theresa. He ran a trading post, constructed a grain mill, and operated a dam to provide water power for a

saw mill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ( dimens ...

. The area continued to be developed for agriculture in the decades that followed. After the agricultural businesses failed because of flooding, the

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin charged with conserving and managing Wisconsin's natural resources. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has the authority to set policy ...

completed its land acquisitions, begun in 1948, in 1964. Dikes were constructed, along with water control features operated to provide waterfowl habitat. Hunting is allowed in season. The

Kohlsville River The Kohlsville River is a river in eastern Wisconsin that flows through the community of Kohlsville and into the East Branch Rock River. The entirety of the river is located in Washington County. Progression The source is near the community of ...

flows through the southern part of the marsh and joins with the

East Branch Rock River East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

there.

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Theresa Marsh Map
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources {{coord, 43.515, -88.407, type:landmark_region:US-WI_dim:10000, display=title Marshes of Wisconsin Protected areas of Dodge County, Wisconsin Protected areas of Washington County, Wisconsin Landforms of Dodge County, Wisconsin Landforms of Washington County, Wisconsin State Wildlife Areas of Wisconsin

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