Ahnapee River
The Ahnapee River is a 14.7-mile-long (23.7 km)[1] river on the Door Peninsula in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It rises in Door County, Wisconsin, and flows through Kewaunee County into Lake Michigan at the city of Algoma. Its name has been ascribed as coming from the Ojibwe word aanapii meaning "when?".
| Ahnapee River | |
|---|---|
 Ahnapee River in downtown Kewaunee near its mouth in Lake Michigan | |
| Native name | Aanapii |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Region | Door Peninsula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gardner Swamp |
| • location | Wisconsin |
| • coordinates | 44°46′08″N 87°32′21″W |
| Mouth | Lake Michigan |
• location | Algoma, Wisconsin |
• coordinates | 44°36′30″N 87°25′59″W |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Silver Creek |
Course
The Ahnapee River below the dam at Forestville
The Ahnapee rises in southern Door County and flows generally southeastwardly into northeastern Kewaunee County, past the village of Forestville, where it is dammed. Downstream of Forestville the river becomes a freshwater estuary of Lake Michigan and is paralleled by a rail trail called the Ahnapee State Trail.[2] It joins Lake Michigan at the city of Algoma.[3]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed December 19, 2011
- "Ahnapee River". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- Interactive trail map showing the Ahnapee river ending in Algoma (the Ice Age Trail joins the Ahnapee trail for several parts)
External links
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