Mosquito Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1] It is a tributary to the Wisconsin River.[2]

Mosquito Creek was named for the swarms of mosquitoes in the wetlands along its course.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mosquito Creek (Wisconsin River tributary)
  2. 1 2 Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 55.

44°25′33″N 89°47′28″W / 44.42583°N 89.79111°W / 44.42583; -89.79111



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