Canoeing the Oconomowoc River,
Wisconsin
A relatively short river with headwaters
about 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee,
the Oconomowoc drains the marshland
of a north-south glacial moraine.
In its southern route to the city
of Oconomowoc, it passes through many
lakes, ranging from small ponds to
1,117 acre Lac La Belle. After its
final control structure, a small dam
that maintains water levels for Lac
La Belle, the river swings to the
west and peacefully winds through
rolling hill country towards its confluence
with the Rock River
