The Bark River is a tributary of the Rock River, about 55 mi (90 km) long, in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. Via the Rock River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as the "Peelbark River." A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The Rock River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 285 miles (459 km) long, in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Illinois. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ...

The Bark River rises in southern Washington County and flows generally southwestwardly through Waukesha and Jefferson Counties, past the communities of Hartland, Delafield and Rome and through several small lakes. It joins the Rock River in Jefferson County just east of Fort Atkinson. Washington County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Waukesha County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Hartland is a village located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. ... Delafield is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, along the Bark River. ... Rome is a census-designated place located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. ... Fort Atkinson is a city located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. ...

In Jefferson County the Bark River collects the Scuppernong River.

See also

• List of Wisconsin rivers

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Wisconsin Bad River Bark River Black River, tributary of the Mississippi, flowing through Taylor, Clark, Jackson, and Lacrosse counties Black River, tributary of Lake Superior in Douglas county Black River, tributary of Lake Michigan, Sheboygan county Black River...

References

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (1992). Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-247-1.
• GNIS entry