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Tenmile Creek (Wisconsin River tributary)

Coordinates: 44°15′50″N 89°53′07″W / 44.26389°N 89.88528°W / 44.26389; -89.88528
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Tenmile Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1] It is a tributary to the Wisconsin River.[2]

Tenmile Creek was so named for its distance, ten miles (16 km) from the original Grand Rapids townsite.[2] The name sometimes is spelled out "Ten Mile Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile Creek
  2. ^ a b Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 81.

44°15′50″N 89°53′07″W / 44.26389°N 89.88528°W / 44.26389; -89.88528