Killsnake River

The Killsnake River is a 19.7-mile-long (31.7 km)^[1] river in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is a tributary of the South Branch of the Manitowoc River, which flows to Lake Michigan.

The river flows for its entire course in central Calumet County. It rises about 3 miles (5 km) east of Lake Winnebago and flows generally east-southeastwardly; it joins the South Branch of the Manitowoc River about 6 miles (10 km) east of Chilton in the Killsnake Wildlife Area.

Killsnake Wildlife Area

The 5,777 acres (23.38 km²) surrounding the confluence of the Killsnake River with the South Branch Manitowoc River has been designated a wildlife refuge by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.^[2] The area is located entirely in the town of Rantoul.

Registered historic area

There are four archaeological sites ranging from a major Early Paleo-Indian campsite from 9000 BC to a Potawatomi village from the mid-19th century AD located in the wildlife area,^[3] and the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sources

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2011
^ Wildlife areas in Northeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Retrieved July 17, 2007
^ Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine; April 1999; Retrieved July 17, 2007