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Root River (Wisconsin)

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Length
  
70 km

Country
  
United States of America

Mouth
  
Lake Michigan

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Source
  
Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Cities
  
Racine, Franklin, West Allis, Greenfield, Greendale, New Berlin

The Root River is a 43.7-mile-long (70.3 km) river that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Racine and Racine County are named for the river, as racine is the French word for root.

Contents

Map of Root River, Wisconsin, USA

CourseEdit

The Root River rises in the Waukesha County suburb of New Berlin and flows generally southeastwardly through the Milwaukee County suburbs of West Allis, Greenfield, Greendale and Franklin, into Racine County, where it enters Lake Michigan at Racine.

Variant namesEdit

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Root River has also been known historically as:

  • Chippecotton
  • Chipperooton
  • Kipikawi
  • Ot-chee-beek
  • Racine River
  • There was at one time a hamlet in Greenfield called Root Creek, a name that presumably referred to the Root River.

    References

    Root River (Wisconsin) Wikipedia