SHEBOYGAN RIVER


Riverfront in downtown Sheboygan near the river's mouth

The mouth of the Sheboygan River into Lake Michigan

The frozen Sheboygan River in Kiel

The 'Sheboygan River' is a river flowing to Lake Michigan in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is about 70 miles (115 kilometers) long and enters the lake at the city of Sheboygan.

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Course
See also
External links
Sources

Course


The Sheboygan River rises in eastern Fond du Lac County and initially flows northeastwardly through northwestern Sheboygan County, southeastern Calumet County and southwestern Manitowoc County before turning southeastwardly back into Sheboygan County. Along its course the river flows past the village of St. Cloud, the cities of Kiel and Sheboygan Falls, the village of Kohler and the city of Sheboygan, where it enters Lake Michigan. At Sheboygan Falls it collects its two largest tributaries, the Mullet River and the Onion River.

See also



★ List of Wisconsin rivers

External links



★ Environmental Protection Agency report on pollutants in the lower Sheboygan River

★ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Sheboygan River Basin page

★ Sheboygan River Basin Partnership website

Sources



★ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry

★ DeLorme (1992). ''Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer''. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-247-1.

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