Ahnapee River
| Ahnapee River (Aanapii) | |
| River | |
 Ahnapee River in downtown Kewaunee near its mouth in Lake Michigan | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Wisconsin |
| Region | Door Peninsula |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Silver Creek |
| Source | Gardner Swamp |
| - coordinates | 44°46′08″N 87°32′21″W / 44.76889°N 87.53917°W |
| Mouth | Lake Michigan |
| - coordinates | 44°36′30″N 87°25′59″W / 44.60833°N 87.43306°WCoordinates: 44°36′30″N 87°25′59″W / 44.60833°N 87.43306°W |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
The Ahnapee River is a 14.7-mile-long (23.7 km)[1] river on the Door Peninsula in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It rises in Door County, Wisconsin, and flows through Kewaunee County into Lake Michigan at the city of Algoma. Its name has been ascribed as coming from the Ojibwe word aanapii meaning "when?"
Course
The Ahnapee rises in southern Door County and flows generally southeastwardly into northeastern Kewaunee County, past the village of Forestville, where it is dammed. Downstream of Forestville the river becomes a freshwater estuary of Lake Michigan and is paralleled by a rail trail called the Ahnapee State Trail.[2] It joins Lake Michigan at the city of Algoma.
See also
- List of Wisconsin rivers
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December 19, 2011
- ↑ "Ahnapee River". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2009-05-03.