The Pensaukee River is a river located in northeastern Wisconsin.[1] It is a tributary of Lake Michigan via Green Bay.[2]

Pensaukee River Pensaukie River
Flooding on the Pensaukee River near its mouth at Green Bay.
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Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Physical characteristics
Source	East of Bonduel
• coordinates	44.7436022°N 88.4103799°W / 44.7436022; -88.4103799
Mouth	Green Bay
• location	Pensaukee
• coordinates	44.8224914°N 87.9017697°W / 44.8224914; -87.9017697
• elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Spring Creek, North Branch Pensaukee River
• right	Brookside Creek

Route

The river is 47 miles (76 km) long.[3] Its southern branch rises from Pautz Lake in Shawano County and northern branch originates in Pensaukee Lakes in Shawano County.[2] It passes near the communities of Krakow, Klondike, Abrams, and its mouth empties into Green Bay near Pensaukee.[2]

Drainage basin

Its drainage basin covers Oconto County and Shawano County, Wisconsin.[2] The watershed covers 160 square miles (410 km²) of area.[3] 61% of land in the drainage basin has agricultural use.[4]

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