| Bad River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Bad_River_Wisconsin.jpg) The Bad River in Copper Falls State Park in 2006 | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Badwirivermap.png) Map of the Bad River watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Caroline Lake |
| • coordinates | 46°16′05″N 90°33′40″W / 46.26806°N 90.56111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,522 ft (464 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lake Superior |
• location | Bad River Indian Reservation |
• coordinates | 46°38′17″N 90°39′09″W / 46.63806°N 90.65250°W[1] |
• elevation | 600 ft (180 m)[1] |
| Length | 74.3 mi (119.6 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1,061 sq mi (2,750 km2)[4] |
| Official name | Kakagon and Bad River Sloughs |
| Designated | 2 February 2012 |
| Reference no. | 2001[5] |
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The Bad River is a river flowing to Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin in the United States. It flows for 119.6 kilometres (74.3 mi)[3] in Ashland County, draining an area of 1,061 square miles (2,750 km2) in portions of Ashland, Bayfield and Iron counties. The Bad River sloughs were designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance on February 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Bad River (Feature ID #1578679)". Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Caroline Lake (Feature ID #1562727)". Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 1, 2012
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. "Sum of watershed areas of Lower and Upper Bad River; Marengo River; Potato River; Tyler Forks; White River". Watersheds of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ^ "Kakagon and Bad River Sloughs". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.