About the Basin

The basin includes parts of Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe and Vernon Counties. Major cities and villages in the basin include La Crosse, Onalaska, Sparta, Prairie du Chien, Viroqua, Westby, Genoa, Chaseburg, Coon Valley, Cashton, DeSoto, Stoddard, Rockland, Bangor and Fort McCoy. Approximately 106,000 people live in the La Crosse-Bad Axe River Basin, La Crosse County being the most populous. The basin population increased an estimated 8% between 1990 and 2000, a little higher than the state average of 7.3%.

To learn more about the La Crosse-Bad Axe River Basin please read the DNR "State of the Basin" report: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/gmu/balax/basinreport.html