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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 93˚ 92˚ 91˚ 90˚ 89˚ 88˚ 87˚ 47˚ LAKE SUPERIOR 0 50 100 MILES Iron River Iron BAYFIELDBAYFIELD er iv R r d 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 r e 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 t Fork r r M e iv e d R iv Ba Wes R I l a e Montreal River r CHIGAN t n o 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 e r e R iver v i 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. CROIXCROIX 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 f River s e h r r a i R e k r e a r v l d i a R C r R b iv u e m Muddy Creek e r Wol a r E No Oconto River i rth E B a h l ra iver k c n f River R Kinnickinnic River C r S n c to Elk Creek o o Eau Claire River h n u F a E co u r a m O h t b h B Chippewa Rive E t Plover River ar u F ra k e s Hay Creek l r o o s r r d R o S e k d i F i v v h i P e t M r R o r Red Ced o N r p a la l r op R P iv Shawano Eau Claire River er S Lake mbelle River MARATHONMARATHON o Pensaukee River ar River ut Tri Eau Galle Rive h SHAWANOSHAWANO Lowes Creek B Ahnapee River Wisconsin River ra Big Eau Pleine n c Reservoir h E rass R m bar iver PIERCEPIERCE Comet Creek Little Suamico River CLARKCLARK R Otter Creek ass iver Black Cree River L arr r itt Emb EAUEAU CLAIRECLAIRE Little Eau Pleine River le W olf Black River R iv Wed e r F k Little Eau Claire lu P PEPINPEPIN ges Creek m ig e e Shiloc River Rush River o C n r R e iver Yellow River e k Mill Creek KEWAUNEEKEWAUNEE Plum Creek L it Kewaunee River r tle Buffalo Rive W o lf R i v e r Tom WAUPACAWAUPACA TREMPEALEAUTREMPEALEAU orrow River Black Creek Halls Creek East Fork Bla ek East Twin Rive Elk Creek So Chippewa River uth Bra nc Duck Creek h f River L ck River itt East River le Wol Hemlock Cre Wolf R r Pigeon Creek iv Buena Vista Cree e BROWNBROWN ver k W r Ri Morriso WOODWOOD aupac u a R Fox River a n Creek ive le r er a BUFFALOBUFFALO iv pe R em u Tr in River Fourmile Creek a PORTAGEPORTAGE e OUTAGAMIEOUTAGAMIE l a e Ten mile Cre W p ek Wiscons W m o es l re JACKSONJACKSON f t T T R w i k n i e McKenna v R e Black River e i r r v C e r Yel e e Creek d low River 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 44˚ r ive ca Winnebago MANITOWOCMANITOWOC e ir R n v we 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 CROSSECROSSE te FONDFOND DUDU LACLAC 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 LAKELAKE 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 i r n x lwa A uk a e r h For ad e ort k B B N VERNONVERNON R t iv s E e a 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 c K o ver R k North Branch Duck Cree Beaver Branch er Duck Cree East Rock Riv Baraboo R Dam iver Lake 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 r C e Soil permeability range v R eek i o 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 v Mill Creek i ra e a R r ek h a h Blue River e Y r s 0.2–0.8 i C f in River M r Kickapoo River e w t a Fox River e t r 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 Little Grant River a h 5–10 nch a r a Bark Riv R er Platte River i v e r r e Lake 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.
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