Eau Claire (French for "clear water", pl. eaux claires) is the name of a number of locations and features in North America. Eau Claire may refer to:

Places

Canada

  • Eau Claire, Calgary, a neighborhood in Calgary, Alberta
  • Eau Claire, Ontario, a community approximately west of Mattawa, Ontario
  • Eaux Claires, Edmonton, a neighborhood in Edmonton, Alberta

United States

  • Eau Claire, Michigan, a village
  • Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, a borough
  • Eau Claire, South Carolina, a suburban neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina
  • Eau Claire, Wisconsin, a city and the largest incorporated place by this name
  • Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, a county of which the city of Eau Claire is the seat
  • Little Eau Claire, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Marathon County

Geographic features

Canada

  • Eau Claire Gorge, a section of rapids along the Amable du Fond River near Eau Claire, Ontario
  • Lac à l'Eau Claire, a lake in northern Quebec, now formally named Lac Wiyâshâkimî

United States

  • Eau Claire River (disambiguation), three rivers in Wisconsin (disambiguated by the river to which each is a tributary):
  • Eau Claire River (Chippewa River tributary)
  • Eau Claire River (St. Croix River tributary)
  • Eau Claire River (Wisconsin River tributary)
  • Lake Eau Claire, a reservoir in eastern Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, formed by a dam on the Eau Claire River (Chippewa River tributary)

Other uses

All in the U.S. state of Wisconsin

  • Eau Claire Marathon, held annually since 2009
  • University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, established in 1916, so-named since 1971

Sports teams

  • Eau Claire Axemen, an indoor football team
  • Eau Claire Bears, a defunct minor-league baseball team
  • Eau Claire Commissioners, a defunct minor-league baseball team
  • Eau Claire Express, a collegiate baseball team

See also

  • Eaux Claires, a defunct music and arts festival held in Wisconsin

Notes