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Coordinates:44°05′31″N87°39′05″W / 44.0919°N 87.6514°W /44.0919; -87.6514

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River in eastern Wisconsin, US

The Manitowoc River empties into Lake Michigan.

The South Branch of the Manitowoc River inChilton, Wisconsin

At theU.S. Route 10 bridge near its mouth intoLake Michigan inManitowoc

The mouth is visible surrounding theUSSCobia (right) at theWisconsin Maritime Museum.

TheManitowoc River is a 35.8-mile-long (57.6 km)^[1]river in easternWisconsin in theUnited States. It flows intoLake Michigan at the city ofManitowoc.

Course

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The Manitowoc River is formed in easternCalumet County by its north and south branches:

TheSouth Branch Manitowoc River, the longer of the two at 36.6 miles (58.9 km),^[1] rises in northeasternFond du Lac County and flows generally northeastwardly into Calumet County, passing the city ofChilton and collecting theKillsnake River.
TheNorth Branch Manitowoc River rises in northern Calumet County and flows 22.2 miles (35.7 km) generally southeastwardly.^[1]

From the confluence of its forks, the Manitowoc flows generally eastwardly through centralManitowoc County to its mouth at Lake Michigan in the city of Manitowoc. Its largesttributary is theBranch River.

Little Manitowoc River

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TheLittle Manitowoc River is a 10.6-mile-long (17.1 km)^[1] stream that flows into Lake Michigan about 1 mi (2 km) north of the mouth of the Manitowoc River.

References

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^^a ^b ^c ^dU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at theWayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011