Tomahawk River

Tomahawk River
Tomahawk River near its mouth.
Location
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Region	Vilas County, Oneida County, Lincoln County
Physical characteristics
Source	Tomahawk Lake
• location	Vilas County
Mouth	Confluence with the Wisconsin River
• location	Tomahawk
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Rocky Run, Little Rice Creek
• right	Squirrel River, Willow River, Little Rice River

The Tomahawk River is a river in Wisconsin.

It is the largest tributary of the Wisconsin River in terms of flow.^[1] It begins at Tomahawk Lake in southern Vilas County, flows through Oneida County, and terminates at Lake Mohawksin in Tomahawk. It flows through the Willow Reservoir and Lake Nokomis (artificial reservoirs), and Kawaguesaga Lake and Minocqua Lake (natural lakes).

At one time the Tomahawk River was known as the Little Wisconsin River. Historically it was part of the most important north-south travel route in Wisconsin for both Indians and non-Indians (fur traders).^[2]

References

1. Durbin, Richard (1997). The Wisconsin River : an odyssey through time and space. Cross Plains, WI: Spring Freshet Press. p. 29. OCLC 38544102.
2. Owen, David Dale (1848). Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of a geological reconnoissance of the Chippewa Land District of Wisconsin, and the northern part of Iowa. p. 92. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomahawk River

45.48136°N 89.75375°W / 45.48136; -89.75375