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546:"GNIS entry for Bad River (Feature ID #1578679)"
40:The Bad River in Copper Falls State Park in 2006
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934:Grasslands Wildlife Management Area
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99:Physical characteristics
1065:Tributaries of Lake Superior
372:Bad River Indian Reservation
243:74.3 mi (119.6 km)
231: • elevation
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707:"Upper Bad River Watershed"
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521:References
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430:Iron River
384:whitewater
277:Designated
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202:46°38′17″N
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410:tributary
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324:Wisconsin
312:Bad River
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596:Archived
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380:boulder
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350:Course
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