Big River (Wisconsin)

Big River (Wisconsin)

The Big River is a minor tributary of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin in the United States. It flows for its entire length in western Pierce County, rising in the town of River Falls and flowing south-southwestwardly into the town of Oak Grove. It enters the Mississippi River about 6 mi (10 km) southeast of Prescott. [DeLorme (1992). "Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer". Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-247-1]

ee also

*List of Wisconsin rivers

References

*Gnis|1561758|Big River


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