Root River (Wisconsin)

The mouth of the Root River, Racine, Wisconsin

The Root River is a 43.7-mile-long (70.3 km)[1] river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Racine and Racine County are named for the river, as racine is the French word for root.

Course

The Root River rises in the Waukesha County suburb of New Berlin and flows generally southeastwardly through the Milwaukee County suburbs of West Allis, Greenfield, Greendale and Franklin, into Racine County, where it enters Lake Michigan at Racine.

Root River and its watershed

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Root River has also been known historically as:

There was at one time a hamlet in Greenfield called Root Creek, a name that presumably referred to the Root River.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Root River

Coordinates: 42°44′01″N 87°46′43″W / 42.7335°N 87.7785°W / 42.7335; -87.7785

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