Whittlesey Creek is a creek that flows through Bayfield County, Wisconsin.[1] The source of the creek is northeast of Moquah and flows into Lake Superior north of Ashland Junction. As of 2010, 329 acres (1.33 km²) of land in the watershed belong to the Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge.[2] The creek is named after Asaph Whittlesey, who was the first settler of Ashland and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3]

Whittlesey Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	northeast of Moquah
• coordinates	46.6152193°N 91.041855°W / 46.6152193; -91.041855
Mouth	Lake Superior
• location	north of Ashland Junction
• coordinates	46.5988313°N 90.9493545°W / 46.5988313; -90.9493545
• elevation	600 ft (180 m)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	North Fork Whittlesey Creek

See also

List of rivers of Wisconsin

References