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29: 44: 492:"Gahara" ). The USBGN's 1903 investigation noted that the name "Catfish River" was in widespread use in Rock County at that time, and that "Yahara River" was more commonly used in Dane County. 342:. It is about 62 miles (100 km) long (including the distance across intervening lakes), and drains an area of 536 square miles (1,390 km). Via the Rock River, it is part of the 662: 652: 657: 647: 219: 550: 477: 137: 503: 473: 442: 188: 554: 458: 642: 603: 426: 523: 430: 375: 86: 398: 476:(USBGN) issued a decision clarifying "Yahara River" as the stream's name in 1903. According to the 450: 465:. It joins the Rock River in the town of Fulton, approximately 9 miles (14 km) northwest of 462: 367: 205: 123: 90: 82: 466: 335: 607: 434: 422: 282: 8: 507: 485: 387: 379: 28: 489: 438: 363: 351: 119: 34: 454: 446: 418: 347: 201: 589:
U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
573: 383: 371: 304: 555:"Geographic Names Information System entry for Yahara River (Feature ID #1577073)" 481: 402: 343: 636: 234: 221: 152: 139: 62: 496: 414: 410: 391: 378:, then returns to Dane County and flows southward through the villages of 623: 611: 590: 406: 183: 43: 500: 339: 331: 72: 610:
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549: 319: 350:. The Yahara River links the lakes around which the city of 287:
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577: 322: 310: 288: 480:, it has also been known historically as "Catfish River" ( 307: 316: 313: 606:. Area data for Yahara River watershed, 10-digit 634: 370:and flows for a short distance in the town of 457:(including the unincorporated community of 449:(including the unincorporated community of 441:(including the unincorporated community of 397:Downstream from Lake Mendota, the river is 48:A map of the Yahara River and its watershed 580:source coordinates. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 596: 635: 545: 543: 541: 539: 663:Bodies of water of Madison, Wisconsin 567: 653:Rivers of Columbia County, Wisconsin 551:Geographic Names Information System 536: 478:Geographic Names Information System 445:) in Dane County; and the towns of 272:536 sq mi (1,390 km) 13: 583: 14: 674: 617: 405:southeastward, and flows through 16:River in Wisconsin, United States 658:Rivers of Rock County, Wisconsin 648:Rivers of Dane County, Wisconsin 303: 42: 27: 474:U.S. Board on Geographic Names 417:, passing through the city of 382:and Windsor, and the towns of 357: 213: • coordinates 131: • coordinates 1: 529: 514:, was named after the river. 97:Physical characteristics 604:National Hydrography Dataset 252: • elevation 170: • elevation 7: 524:List of rivers of Wisconsin 517: 196: • location 115: • location 10: 679: 174:1,043 ft (318 m) 602:U.S. Geological Survey. 281: 276: 268: 260: 250: 235:42.7930621°N 89.1228916°W 211: 194: 182: 178: 168: 129: 113: 105: 101: 96: 78: 68: 58: 53: 41: 26: 21: 394:in the city of Madison. 264:62 mi (100 km) 256:774 ft (236 m) 153:43.2808235°N 89.293449°W 593:, accessed May 13, 2011 240:42.7930621; -89.1228916 614:, retrieved 2014-03-12 158:43.2808235; -89.293449 626:, accessed 2014-02-14 608:Hydrologic Unit Codes 362:The river begins in 283:Hydrologic Unit Code 33:The Yahara River in 643:Rivers of Wisconsin 488:"Gooskehawn" , and 277:Basin features 231: /  149: /  421:, the village of 348:Mississippi River 295: 294: 670: 627: 624:The National Map 621: 615: 612:The National Map 600: 594: 591:The National Map 587: 581: 574:The National Map 571: 565: 564: 562: 561: 547: 437:and the town of 431:Pleasant Springs 329: 328: 325: 324: 321: 318: 315: 312: 309: 246: 245: 243: 242: 241: 236: 232: 229: 228: 227: 224: 171: 164: 163: 161: 160: 159: 154: 150: 147: 146: 145: 142: 132: 116: 46: 31: 19: 18: 678: 677: 673: 672: 671: 669: 668: 667: 633: 632: 631: 630: 622: 618: 601: 597: 588: 584: 572: 568: 559: 557: 548: 537: 532: 520: 504:gasoline tanker 425:, the towns of 403:Madison Isthmus 376:Columbia County 360: 306: 302: 253: 239: 237: 233: 230: 225: 222: 220: 218: 217: 214: 197: 169: 157: 155: 151: 148: 143: 140: 138: 136: 135: 130: 114: 49: 37: 17: 12: 11: 5: 676: 666: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 629: 628: 616: 595: 582: 576:elevation for 566: 534: 533: 531: 528: 527: 526: 519: 516: 461:) in northern 433:, the city of 359: 356: 293: 292: 285: 279: 278: 274: 273: 270: 266: 265: 262: 258: 257: 254: 251: 248: 247: 215: 212: 209: 208: 198: 195: 192: 191: 186: 180: 179: 176: 175: 172: 166: 165: 133: 127: 126: 117: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 99: 98: 94: 93: 80: 76: 75: 70: 66: 65: 60: 56: 55: 51: 50: 47: 39: 38: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 675: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 640: 638: 625: 620: 613: 609: 605: 599: 592: 586: 579: 575: 570: 556: 552: 546: 544: 542: 540: 535: 525: 522: 521: 515: 513: 511: 505: 502: 498: 493: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 470: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 451:Stebbinsville 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 404: 400: 395: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 327: 300: 290: 286: 284: 280: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 249: 244: 216: 210: 207: 203: 199: 193: 190: 187: 185: 181: 177: 173: 167: 162: 134: 128: 125: 121: 118: 112: 108: 104: 100: 95: 92: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 71: 67: 64: 63:United States 61: 57: 52: 45: 40: 36: 30: 25: 20: 619: 598: 585: 569: 558:. 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Madison

United States
Wisconsin
Dane
Columbia
Rock
Windsor
Dane County
43°16′51″N 89°17′36″W / 43.2808235°N 89.293449°W / 43.2808235; -89.293449
Mouth
Rock River
Fulton
Rock County
42°47′35″N 89°07′22″W / 42.7930621°N 89.1228916°W / 42.7930621; -89.1228916
Hydrologic Unit Code
USGS
/jəˈhærə/
tributary
Rock River
Wisconsin
watershed
Mississippi River
Madison
Windsor
Dane County
Leeds
Columbia County
DeForest

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