Devils River (Wisconsin)
| Devils River | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Denmark, Wisconsin |
| River mouth |
West Twin River at the north end of Richard J. Drum Memorial Forest 650 feet (200 m) |
| Progression | East-southeast |
| River system | West Twin River |
| Basin size | 176 square miles (460 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 15.8 miles (25.4 km) |
The Devils River (also known archaically as the Manitoo River) is a small 15.8-mile-long (25.4 km)river in the state of Wisconsin in the United States. The Devils River flows primarily through Brown and Manitowoc counties and joins with the Neshota River to form the West Twin River. It is part of the 176-square-mile (460 km2) West Twin River watershed.
The Ojibwe name for the river is Ma-na-to-kik-e-we-se-be, or "Stooping Spirit River." The root word Ma-na-to (or manitou) was often mistranslated as "devil" by early white settlers, which is why the river carries the name it does today.
The river flows through agricultural land that drops a gentle 22.7 feet (6.9 m) per 1 mile (1.6 km). However, the river does contains a series of three-ledge rapids near its mouth.
The upper 8 miles (13 km) of the river have lower water flow than the lower 4 miles (6.4 km), and suffer from degraded habitat. In the late summer and fall dry season, much of the upper two-thirds of the river dries out, leaving only unconnected pools. Only on the lower third is sport fishing allowed.Minnows are abundant throughout the river, and among those found in the Devils River are the western blacknose dace, common creek chub, common shiner, longnose dace, northern redbelly dace, redside dace, white sucker, and various species of darter. Sport fish such as black bullhead catfish and rock bass are native to the lower third. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources stocks brown trout, northern pike, and rainbow trout in the river, but over-winter survival rates are very low. The rusty crayfish, an invasive species, is now found in the Devils River.
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