The Amazing Milwaukee River Basin

The Milwaukee waterfront at night
photo by Jeff Strobel

 
  • 6 watersheds
  • 900 square miles
  • Home to 1milllion people
  • 7 counties
  • 30 townships
  • 24 villages
  • 12 cities
  • 410 miles of perennial streams
  • 85 lakes & ponds greater than 5 acres

The Milwaukee River Basin Partnership is a voluntary coalition of businesses, non-profit groups, public agencies, educational institutions, organizations and individuals committed to restoring and sustaining the Milwaukee River Basin ecosystem. Our goal is to combine efforts, leverage funding, promote stewarship, and educate the public about issues that effect the land and water we all need.
     
 
Milwaukee River Basin Partnership
1845 N. Farwell Avenue, Suite 100
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414)763-6170