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The Wisconsin River is a Tributary of the Mississippi River , approximately 430 mi (692 km) long, in the state of Wisconsin in the United States . It originates in the Forest s of the Lake District of northern Wisconsin, in Lac Vieux Desert near the border of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan . It flows south across the Glacial Plain of central Wisconsin, passing Wausau and Stevens Point . In southern Wisconsin it encounters the Terminal Moraine formed during the last Ice Age , where it forms the spectacular Dells Of The Wisconsin River . North of Madison , it turns to the west, flowing across the hills of southwest Wisconsin and joins the Mississippi approximately 10 mi (16 km) south of Prairie Du Chien . It is navigable up to the town of ). The Wisconsin is Impounded in 26 places for Hydroelectric Power and has been called "the hardest-working river in America." CITIES AND VILLAGES ALONG THE RIVER SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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