Sinsinawa River

The Sinsinawa River is a 21.1-mile-long (34.0 km)[2] tributary of the Mississippi River.[3] It rises in Grant County, Wisconsin, with headwaters just outside Cuba City, flowing southwards into Jo Daviess County, Illinois, joining the Mississippi a few miles west of Galena.

Sinsinawa River
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationGrant County southeast of Dickeyville, Wisconsin
  coordinates42°35′54″N 90°31′46″W
  elevation973 ft (297 m)
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with the Mississippi west of Galena, Illinois
  coordinates
42°24′36″N 90°30′20″W
  elevation
591 ft (180 m)
Length21 mi (34 km)
Discharge 
  locationMenominee, Illinois
  average30 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Basin features
ProgressionSinsinawa River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID418548

The river is part of the Driftless Area of Illinois and Wisconsin. This region remained ice free during the last ice age, contributing to the rugged appearance of the river canyon.

The name "Sinsinawa" is associated with Sinsinawa Mound in Grant County, Wisconsin. One version holds that "Sinsinawa" derives from an Algonquian word (possibly Potawatomi, Fox or Menominee language) for "rattlesnake" to describe the Sioux. Another version says "home of the young eagle".

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