The Bois Brule River is a river situated in Douglas County, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, near its eastern border with Bayfield County. The river, which is 44 miles (72 km) long, rises in central Douglas County near Upper St. Croix Lake, flows through the Brule River State Forest

Brule River State Forest

Brule River State Forest is a state forest located in Douglas County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. that encompasses the Bois Brule River for most of its length from its headwaters to Lake Superior. It is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and is nearly in size, making it the...

 and drains into Lake Superior

Lake Superior

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The river is called Wiisaakode-ziibi ("A river through a half-burnt woods") in the Anishinaabe language, which was translated into French

French language

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 and incorporated into English. It was the site of the 1842 Battle of the Brule

Battle of the Brule

The Battle of the Brule was an October 1842 battle between the La Pointe Band of Ojibwe Indians and a war party of Dakota Indians. Occurring at the Brule River in what is today northern Wisconsin, the battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Ojibwe.-Background:During the 17th and 18th...

 between the La Pointe Band of Ojibwe and a group of Dakota Sioux

Sioux

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The river is well known for its trout

Trout

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 fishing and canoeing

Canoeing

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. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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 has a fish hatchery

Hatchery

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 and a ranger station that operates the state forest and nearby campgrounds.