Squirrel River (Wisconsin)

The Squirrel River is a river in Oneida County, Wisconsin, which arises in Squirrel Lake and empties into the Tomahawk River a few miles upstream from the Willow Reservoir. The Squirrel River was an important part of a trade and travel route for Indians and non-Indians in the fur trade era. Using canoes in the summer and dog sleds in the winter, travelers would use the river, Squirrel Lake, and a short land portage to travel between Lac du Flambeau and the Tomahawk River. The Tomahawk River, connecting with the Wisconsin River, formed one long north-south route.[1]

Squirrel River
Squirrel River from Scotchman Lake Road bridge.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates45.843565°N 89.903763°W / 45.843565; -89.903763
Mouth 
 • coordinates
45.819676°N 89.813760°W / 45.819676; -89.813760
 • elevation
1,545 feet (471 m)

The Squirrel River travels through the Squirrel River Pines State Natural Area, a 363-acre stand of mostly large red pines (Pinus resinosa). The recreation area is managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.[2]

References
  1. Owen, David Dale (1848). Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating a report of a geological reconnoissance of the Chippewa Land District of Wisconsin, and the northern part of Iowa. p. 92. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  2. "Squirrel River Pines State Natural Area". Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Squirrel River (Wisconsin)


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