Whittlesey Creek Explained

Whittlesey Creek
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Wisconsin
Source1 Location:northeast of Moquah
Source1 Coordinates:46.6152°N -91.0419°W
Mouth:Lake Superior
Mouth Location:north of Ashland Junction
Mouth Coordinates:46.5988°N -90.9494°W
Mouth Elevation:600feet
Tributaries Left:North Fork 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, 329acres 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]

See also

List of rivers of Wisconsin

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feature Detail Report for: Whittlesey Creek . USGNIS . U.S. Department of the Interior . 27 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service . United States Department of the Interior . 27 November 2020 . 29.
  3. Web site: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404052836/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf . 27 November 2020. 2015-04-04 .

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