Beaver Creek (Yellow River tributary)

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Beaver Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [1] It is a tributary to the Yellow River.

The stream headwaters arise just southwest of the Marshfield municipal airport at 44°37′52″N90°12′55″W / 44.63111°N 90.21528°W / 44.63111; -90.21528 [1] at an elevation of 1320 feet. [2] The stream flows south-southeast passing under U.S. Route 10 and Wisconsin Highway 13 before turning to the southwest to enter the Yellow River approximately 3.5 miles south of its origin [3] at 44°35′03″N90°11′32″W / 44.58417°N 90.19222°W / 44.58417; -90.19222 Coordinates: 44°35′03″N90°11′32″W / 44.58417°N 90.19222°W / 44.58417; -90.19222 and an elevation of 1152 feet. [1]

Beaver Creek was so named for the beavers along its course. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek (Yellow River tributary)
  2. Marshfield, WI, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979
  3. Lake Manakiki, WI, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979
  4. Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-03-27.