Big Island (Wood County, Wisconsin)

Big Island is a river island in Wood County, Wisconsin.^[1] The island is in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Rapids.^[2]

Big Island was so named on account of its size,^[2] being the 5th largest island in the Wisconsin River; it is 0.46 square miles (1.2 km²).^{[citation needed]}

Big Island is known for having a lot of clams and having very muddy beaches.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Island (Wood County, Wisconsin)
^ ^a ^b Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

44°24′56″N 89°48′27″W / 44.41556°N 89.80750°W / 44.41556; -89.80750

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Island (Wood County, Wisconsin)

[History-2] Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

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