Eau Claire River (Chippewa River)

:"This article is about the tributary of the Chippewa River in west-central Wisconsin. For other rivers named "Eau Claire River", in Wisconsin and elsewhere, please see Eau Claire River."The Eau Claire River is a tributary of the Chippewa River in west-central Wisconsin in the United States. It is one of three rivers by this name in Wisconsin. Via the Chippewa River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Its name is the French translation from the Ojibwe "Wayaa-gonaatigweyaa-ziibi" (Clear potable-water River).

Course

The Eau Claire River rises as two streams, the North Fork Eau Claire River and the South Fork Eau Claire River, both of which rise in southwestern Taylor County and flow generally southwestwardly through northeastern Clark and northwestern Eau Claire Counties. The North Fork is about 25 mi (40 km) long and flows past the village of Lublin; it collects the Wolf River in Eau Claire County. The South Fork is about 35 mi (56 km) long.

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Cultural information

Eau Claire River serves in part as the southern boundary for the 1837 Treaty-ceded Territory, where the signatory Ojibwe Bands may hunt, fish and gather to maintain their cultural livelihood.

ee also

*List of Wisconsin rivers

External links

* [http://www.co.eau-claire.wi.us/Parks_Forest/big_falls_county_park.htm Big Falls County Park website]

References

* [http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/E/E00570-eau-claire-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America] - river length information