Ahnapee River facts for kids
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Ahnapee River in downtown Kewaunee near its mouth in Lake Michigan
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| Native name | Aanapii |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Region | Door Peninsula |
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| Main source | Gardner Swamp Wisconsin 44°46′08″N 87°32′21″W / 44.76889°N 87.53917°W |
| River mouth | Lake Michigan Algoma, Wisconsin 44°36′30″N 87°25′59″W / 44.60833°N 87.43306°W |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
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The Ahnapee River is a 14.7-mile-long (23.7 km) river on the Door Peninsula in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It rises in Door County, Wisconsin, and flows through Kewaunee County into Lake Michigan at the city of Algoma. Its name has been ascribed as coming from the Ojibwe word aanapii meaning "when?".
Course
The Ahnapee rises in southern Door County and flows generally southeastwardly into northeastern Kewaunee County, past the village of Forestville, where it is dammed. Downstream of Forestville the river becomes a freshwater estuary of Lake Michigan and is paralleled by a rail trail called the Ahnapee State Trail. It joins Lake Michigan at the city of Algoma.
Images for kids
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The river in Algoma, from a postcard postmarked in 1960
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