Chippewa River
The Chippewa River drains northwest Wisconsin and joins the Mississippi below Lake Pepin. It is known for muskie, smallmouth bass, walleye and northern pike.
Course of the river, simplified. Labeled dots are towns on or near the river. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Where the Chippewa River flows
The river runs through or along these 7 counties: Buffalo County; Chippewa County; Dunn County; Eau Claire County; Pepin County; Rusk County; Sawyer County.
Towns and cities within about 2 miles of the river, by county:
- Chippewa County Chippewa Falls, Cornell, Holcombe, Jim Falls
- Dunn County Rock Falls
- Eau Claire County Eau Claire
- Pepin County Durand
- Rusk County Bruce
- Sawyer County Exeland, Ojibwa, Radisson
- Wabasha County, MN Reads Landing
Counties from U.S. Census boundaries, places from a public U.S. cities list. Small communities may be missing.
River facts
| Length | 183 miles |
|---|---|
| Source | West Fork and East Fork meet at the Chippewa Flowage in Sawyer County |
| Mouth | Mississippi River, below Pepin |
| Main tributaries | Couderay, Thornapple, Flambeau, Brunet, Jump, Fisher, Yellow, Eau Claire, Red Cedar and Eau Galle rivers |
| Fish | Muskie, smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike |
The river runs through the Chippewa Flowage, Holcombe Flowage and Lake Wissota, with dams at Cornell, Jim Falls and Holcombe.
Lakes and flowages on the Chippewa River
Lakes in our guide on or connected to this river:
Chippewa Flowage (Lake Chippewa)WIHolcombe FlowageWILake WissotaWIChippewa Falls FlowageWILake PepinWI
Source: Chippewa River (Wisconsin) (Wikipedia)