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Wisconsin has more than 15,000 lakes. It also has 7,446 streams and rivers, which if placed end to end would stretch nearly 27,000 miles–more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.


Capital Madison
Image Source Landsat 8
Population 5,893,718
Number of Pixels 161,516,436

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