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The Menomonee River is one of three primary rivers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with the Kinnickinnic River and Milwaukee River.[1]

Menomonee River Menominee
Physical characteristics
Source	Milwaukee River
Length	33 miles (53.1 km)
Discharge
• location	Lake Michigan

See also Menominee River

Description

Named after the Menomonee (also spelled Menominee) Indians, the word was given to the Menomonee people by the Chippewa people, and in the Chippewa language literally means "rice eaters" referring to the abundant wild rice that once grew along its shores in the Menomonee Valley.^{[citation needed]} A tributary of the Milwaukee River, it is the most industrialized within the Milwaukee River Basin.

Watershed

The Menomonee River is 33.0 miles (53.1 km) long,[2] and empties into Lake Michigan at Milwaukee. Not to be confused with longer rivers named after the same Indian tribe. With a watershed that covers approximately 140 square miles (360 km²) of urban landscape, it is home to a population of more than 336,670 people. This includes portions of Washington, Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Milwaukee counties. A large swath of the river has been heavily channelized and industrialized as it runs through the Menomonee Valley. This has become a primary source of pollution for the river.

Its estuary empties into Lake Michigan from the Milwaukee River near the Milwaukee harbor, along with the Kinnickinnic River to the south.

Parks

Public Parks along the Menomonee River

Parks	Location
Three Bridges Park, Valley Park, Doyne Park, Granville Dog Park	Milwaukee
Charles C. Jacobus Park, Hart Park, Hoyt Park, Hansen Park, Hartung Park, Currie Park, Webster Park	Wauwatosa
Frontier Park	Butler
Rotary Park, Rivers Edge Park, Lime Kiln Park, Village Park	Menomonee Falls
Haupt Strasse Park, Shoen Laufren Park	Germantown

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Menomonee River.

• Menomonee River at Milwaukee Riverkeeper
• Menomonee River at Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program
• Menomonee Valley Partners

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