Whittlesey Creek

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
Whittlesey Creek is located in Wisconsin
Whittlesey Creek
Whittlesey Creek is located in the United States
Whittlesey Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnortheast of Moquah
 • coordinates46.6152193°N 91.041855°W / 46.6152193; -91.041855
MouthLake 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 
 • leftNorth Fork Whittlesey Creek


See also

List of rivers of Wisconsin

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Whittlesey Creek". USGNIS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. "Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" (PDF). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. United States Department of the Interior. p. 29. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. "State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 27 November 2020.


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