Little Menominee River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Little Menominee River
Little Menominee River (USGS)
Physical characteristics
Main source	Grant County, northwest of Hazel Green, Wisconsin 943 ft (287 m) 42°33′42″N 90°32′10″W / 42.5616667°N 90.5361111°W / 42.5616667; -90.5361111 (Little Menominee River origin)
River mouth	Confluence with the Mississippi west of Galena, Illinois 591 ft (180 m) 42°25′31″N 90°32′04″W / 42.4252778°N 90.5344444°W / 42.4252778; -90.5344444 (Little Menominee River mouth)
Length	14 mi (23 km)
Basin features
Progression	Little Menominee River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID	412371

The Little Menominee River is a 13.9-mile-long (22.4 km) tributary of the Upper Mississippi River, which it joins in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

The Little Menominee rises in Grant County, Wisconsin. It flows south, to the east of the Menominee River, into Illinois. It crosses the northwestern corner of Illinois for about six miles before joining the Mississippi at the southern end of East Dubuque. The town of Menominee, Illinois is located on the river.

The name "Menominee" refers to the Menominee, a Native American people. The name means "good seed" or "wild rice".

The river is part of the Driftless Area of Illinois and Wisconsin. This region escaped the glaciation experienced by areas to the east and west during the last ice age.