The Ashippun River is a 33.2-mile-long (53.4 km)[1] tributary of the Rock River in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States.[2] The Ashippun's watershed lies in Dodge, Washington and Waukesha counties. Its tributaries include Mud Run, Dawson Creek and Davey Creek.

Ashippun River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin

Description

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From its headwaters in a small wetland and agricultural area, the Ashippun River flows southwest through Druid Lake to the Rock River. There are 12 intermittent and 5 perennial tributaries to the Ashippun River. It has a low gradient of 6 feet (1.8 m) per mile.

Fishing

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An impoundment at Monterey and several structures upstream have created water and fishery qualities similar to those of a lake. Northern pike and bass offer limited fishing. In addition, the river has been found to contain the rare Least Darter (Etheostoma microperca). Carp are also available in quantity.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashippun River

43°10′14″N 88°33′14″W / 43.17056°N 88.55389°W / 43.17056; -88.55389