Sheboygan River
| Sheboygan River | |
|---|---|
Riverfront in downtown Sheboygan near the river's mouth | |
| Location | |
| Counties | Fond du Lac; Sheboygan; Calumet; Manitowoc |
| Cities | Eden; Dundee; St. Peter; St. Cloud; Elkhart Lake; Kiel; Sheboygan Falls |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 43°42′35″N 88°16′04″W / 43.7097152°N 88.267878°W |
| Mouth | Lake Michigan |
• coordinates | 43°44′56″N 87°42′11″W / 43.74888°N 87.70314°W |
| Length | 81 mi (130 km) |
The Sheboygan River is a river flowing to Lake Michigan in eastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is about 81 mi (130 km) long and enters the lake at the city of Sheboygan. The name of the river is Chippewa in origin, Shawb-wa-way-gun, meaning 'hollow bone', 'noise underground' or 'river disappearing underground'.