The Yellowstone River is a
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and Lafayette
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* House of La Fayette, a French noble family
** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757â ...
counties in the U.S. state
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of Wisconsin
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. The river's source is in rural Iowa County east of Mineral Point, and its mouth is at the East Branch Pecatonica River northwest of Argyle.
The river is dam
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med at Yellowstone Lake, a popular fishing area which is protected as Yellowstone Lake State Park. An additional of its watershed is part of the Yellowstone Wildlife Area.
References
Rivers of Wisconsin
Rivers of Iowa County, Wisconsin
Rivers of Lafayette County, Wisconsin
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