What is the geography of Watertown, Wisconsin?
Watertown is located in Southeastern Wisconsin, approximately midway between Madison, WisconsinMadison and Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, at (43.193066, -88.723774)Geographic references#1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.3 km sq (11.3 square miles). The Rock River flows through Watertown in a horseshoe bend before heading south and west on its way to the Mississippi River. The city originally developed inside the horseshoe, though it has long since grown beyond. Silver Creek adjoins the river in the city, as does a short creek on the west side. The most notable geographical feature is a high density of drumlins, long hills formed by the glaciers of the Wisconsin glaciation as they retreated northwards. All hills in the area are elongated in the north-south direction.
