Milwaukee River

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The Milwaukee River is a river in southeastern Wisconsin that flows through the city of Milwaukee before emptying into Lake Michigan.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States
cityServed Milwaukee
country United States
drainageBasin Lake Michigan watershed
emptiesInto Lake Michigan
environmentalIssue historic industrial pollution
flowsInto Lake Michigan at Milwaukee
flowsThrough City of Milwaukee
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
Ozaukee County
Washington County, Wisconsin
hasAdjacentFeature Estabrook Park
Hubbard Park (Shorewood, Wisconsin)
Milwaukee Harbor
Milwaukee Riverwalk District
hasBridge Milwaukee Riverwalk
hasMouthLocation Milwaukee, Wisconsin
hasNameOrigin City of Milwaukee
hasRiverSystem Lake Michigan–Great Lakes system
hasStructure North Avenue Dam (historic)
hasTributary Cedar Creek (Wisconsin)
East Branch Milwaukee River
Kinnickinnic River
Menomonee River
North Branch Milwaukee River
hasWatercourseType freshwater river
isPartOf Milwaukee River Basin
locatedIn Wisconsin
southeastern Wisconsin
mouthOfWaterBody Lake Michigan
partOf Great Lakes Basin
passesThrough Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Downtown Milwaukee
Glendale, Wisconsin
Grafton, Wisconsin
Shorewood, Wisconsin
Thiensville, Wisconsin
region Midwestern United States
sourceLocation Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
subjectOf Milwaukee River Greenway conservation efforts
usedFor canoeing
fishing
kayaking
recreation
waterbodyType river in Wisconsin

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