Mink River

Mink River
Rogers Lake[1]
Mink River, September 2005
Mink River
Mink River
Location Door County, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°14′13″N 87°02′22″W / 45.237064°N 87.039356°W / 45.237064; -87.039356Coordinates: 45°14′13″N 87°02′22″W / 45.237064°N 87.039356°W / 45.237064; -87.039356
Primary outflows Rowleys Bay, Lake Michigan
Max. length 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Surface elevation 581 feet (177 m)
Settlements Liberty Grove

The Mink River is a 1.4-mile-long (2.3 km)[2] freshwater estuary near the northern tip of the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin, in the United States. It is noted for its excellent bass fishing, and the area boasts more than 200 species of birds. The river flows in a southeasterly direction into the estuary on Rowleys Bay, Lake Michigan, 4 miles (6 km) southeast of the village of Ellison Bay.

References

  1. "Report For: Mink River". USGNIS. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed December 19, 2011


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