Eau Claire

Eau Claire (French for "clear water", pl.eaux claires) ^[a] is the name of a number of locations and features in North America. Eau Claire may refer to:

Places

Canada

• Eau Claire, Calgary, a neighborhood in Calgary, Alberta
• Eau Claire, Ontario, a community approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Mattawa, Ontario
• Eaux Claires, Edmonton, a neighborhood in Edmonton, Alberta

United States

• Eau Claire, Michigan, a village
• Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, a borough
• Eau Claire, South Carolina, a suburban neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina
• Eau Claire, Wisconsin, a city and the largest incorporated place by this name
  • Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, a county of which the city of Eau Claire is the seat
• Little Eau Claire, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Marathon County

Geographic features

Canada

• Eau Claire Gorge, a section of rapids along the Amable du Fond River near Eau Claire, Ontario
• Lac à l'Eau Claire, a lake in northern Quebec, now formally named Lac Wiyâshâkimî

United States

• Eau Claire River (disambiguation), three rivers in Wisconsin (disambiguated by the river to which each is a tributary):
  • Eau Claire River (Chippewa River tributary)
  • Eau Claire River (St. Croix River tributary)
  • Eau Claire River (Wisconsin River tributary)
• Lake Eau Claire, a reservoir in eastern Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, formed by a dam on the Eau Claire River (Chippewa River tributary)

Other uses

All in the U.S. state of Wisconsin

• Eau Claire Marathon, held annually since 2009
• University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, established in 1916, so-named since 1971

Sports teams

• Eau Claire Axemen, an indoor football team
• Eau Claire Bears, a defunct minor-league baseball team
• Eau Claire Commissioners, a defunct minor-league baseball team
• Eau Claire Express, a collegiate baseball team

See also

• Eaux Claires, a defunct music and arts festival held in Wisconsin
• All pages with titles containing Eau Claire
• All pages with titles beginning with Eau Claire

Notes

1. The name is pronounced as if it were spelled "O'Clare".