Soil Permeability in Wisconsin by J.F

U.S. Department of the Interior In cooperation with the Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4250 U.S. Geological Survey Wisconsin Department of Transportation Flood-Frequency Characteristics of Wisconsin Streams by J.F. Walker and W.R. Krug Plate 2

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e a v B er i iv n R co Poplar River dji R ni ma m Ne A k 0 50 100 KILOMETERS North Fish Cree

v i r R Rive e te l hi d W id M Potato River Black River ver engo Ri Bois Brule River Mar

Alder Creek DOUGLASDOUGLAS Tyler Forks

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r r M e iv e d R iv Ba Wes R I l a e Montreal River r CHIGAN t

Eau Claire River M Brunsweiler River Ounce River k M innie Cree IRONIRON k St. Croix River Upper Tamarack River ASHLANDASHLAND

r e Chases Broo iv R a w e Swamp Creek Turtle p r ip Flambeau e h v rk C Flowage Ri r st Fo n We si River n ish o ow c it s n i Moose River Ma VILASVILAS W

Totagatic Rive

er iv 46˚ WASHBURNWASHBURN R n i k BURNETTBURNETT e k s e Ri r r le ve East Fork Chippwea River e ru r e C B MINNESOTA D Brule

ek FLORENCEFLORENCE ake Chippewa u River L South Fork Flambea Eagle Rive Pine r C Y River ch l ell North Bran am ow Butternut Cre R Ri i ver ver SAWYERSAWYER P in u River e River

Couderay River

Flambea

Wood River k E a g Chippewa River l N Tomahawk River e o Slim Cree R B rt h r Menom h iv rt a inee e o n R S iv a Willow r N c e n Long h r d Brunet River Reservoir

C Lake e r m b ONEIDAONEIDA Pe onw e Elk River on e N R k iv FORESTFOREST o er r th Trade River Knuteson Creek Branch P ik

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R South Branch Peli n ca i n Pemebonwon River s R Thornapple River n iv o e k c r is Brill River W Peshtigo River Monico Cree South B ranc h P ik ar River PRICEPRICE e R RUSKRUSK Spirit River iv POLKPOLK Rat River e Pike River Red Ced r Somo River Creek MARINETTEMARINETTE Apple River Pokegama Middle Fork Main Creek Otter Cre Yel W low River r a North Fork Jump River ek u Flambeau River s Little Jump River au South Fork Prairie Rive ke R e iver Jump River Wol North Fork Thunder Riv

Hay River BARRONBARRON f River Copper Creek Chippewa River New Wood River Middle Inlet Lake Jump River Chetec LINCOLNLINCOLN er Main Creek

South Fork Hay Riv

Yellow River r e South Branch Oco McCloud Creek iv e R Peshtigo River Fisher River Clair LANGLADELANGLADE u Menominee River Copper River Ea ch n a er r CHIPPEWACHIPPEWA B North Branch Oconto River TAYLORTAYLOR Pine R r t iv e s nto River a E

Spring Brook OCONTOOCONTO M Red Cedar River Cedar Red r Creek

c e Peshtigo River eav C h B a Black River c n n n Big Rib River So ra r C Ev uth B ve r er i Willow River e g e R e Little Rib River r ittl Pe o k e L shti g Red River e ppe River n Peshtigo Brook Black Creek Tra River low River Hay River Yel Du MENOMINEEMENOMINEE nc Chippewa River Li 45˚ ST.ST. CCROIXROIX a tt n le Ke W l C ly r es e W t Br B e Big Eau Pleine River anc r DOORDOOR k e h o s W r t o o Lake Wissota r Dill Cree e lf k e B Wol v R v i r DUNNDUNN i R a iv R n e s c r

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n F Beaver Creek ourtee B a nmile Creek ran m ch u obinson Pine River a R Cree R k Petenwell iv W WINNEBAGOWINNEBAGO e Lake r ek N Beaver Creek re e a Cri C ig Roch B WAUSHARAWAUSHARA Lake Poygan r itowoc ive CALUMETCALUMET an R r M A ive e R ss ro k C w Cree a illo r L W ive White River x R Fo Lake G r Me

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i mon R k Le iv R or e F L r k h i t t c Lemonweir Ri t u l I la o e Carter Creek B S Y e Tag l lo P w atz Creek ig R ADAMSADAMS e ver iv o r e r n R ive ek re H C r k ve c Ri u se Castle D Cros a Rock Lake MARQUETTEMARQUETTE L M o C Baraboo River n River LALA CCROSSEROSSE te FONDFOND DDUU LLACAC an llo boyg R F e JUNEAUJUNEAU iv o h er x S MONROEMONROE ver R i v Green Lake e I r Mullet River Neenah Cre Puckaway Lake Kickapoo Ri West Branch Rock R iver

Fox River GREENGREEN LLAKEAKE ek r On e io v n M i R Grand River R iv e W e M e r Coon Creek e i k s lw u t a B a u w l

k i South Branch Rock Ri ra e ver n e er Dell Creek c R M iv i R h v h SHEBOYGANSHEBOYGAN e M e c

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r E k Wisconsin River e re Fox River C r k l e S River il v outh e i Fork Ax Pine Ri M R Bad k

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RICHLANDRICHLAND River COLUMBIACOLUMBIA A

EXPLANATION iver Wisconsin DODGEDODGE OZAUKEEOZAUKEE Mill Creek SAUKSAUK

h Crawfish R L eek Willow Creek Lake Cr North Branc ar d Knapp Creek Wisconsin e

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R c k r m R e v a Honey Creek i i v R Bear Cr D e r n (infiltration rate in inches per hour) r e pu v ip CRAWFORDCRAWFORD a h e s B A WASHINGTONWASHINGTON M a M u i n l e w s < 0.05–0.2 h r a a e u R r iv k r ive R e k e consin e r is Ri r W ver iv a R e i R B v

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n Lake C Wiscons O o Mendota m Black Earth Cre o n e 0.8–2.5 e River

Fl JEFFERSONJEFFERSON int Creek MILWAUKEEMILWAUKEE 43˚ ek 2.5–5 Sugar River DANEDANE IOWAIOWA WAUKESHAWAUKESHA GRANTGRANT Y

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v i Little Sugar Rive Koshkonong Open water R Mineral Point Bra R t e o at o Pl t e R l i t v t i e L r r Pecatonica Ri County boundary Honey Creek R o IOWA c ver k R ive WALWORTHWALWORTH Y r e k Fox River llo ree RACINERACINE Stream w gar C s u to S G n ra e nt R R iv ROCKROCK iv e e r GREENGREEN r

ver LAFAYETTELAFAYETTE i D R e e s t i P h l W a i

n e tle Creek s R Lake Geneva iv Galena River Galena Tur A e pp e Sugar River r le Cre k R nd KENOSHAKENOSHA i a Base map from U.S. Geological Survey digital data, v l e h r ic 1:2,000,000. Soil permeability data compiled by S.C. Sneider, R U.S. Geological Survey, 1978, from U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1964, and Hole and others, 1968. ILLINOIS

Soil Permeability in Wisconsin by J.F. Walker and W.R. Krug 2003 THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH SOIL PERMEABILITY MAY BE DETERMINED BY BACKLIGHTING THIS GRID (see page 4 in report booklet)