Eau Pleine is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 769 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Little Rose, and Weber are located in the town. The ghost towns of Staadts and March Rapids were also located in the town.
History
The six mile square that would become Eau Pleine was first surveyed in September 1851 by a crew working for the U.S. government. In September 1853 another crew marked its section corners, walking through the woods and wading the streams, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
<blockquote>The greater portion of the surface of this township is gently rolling, the ballance is flat level land with but little swamp. The soil is 2nd and 3rd rate with a hard clay and gravel Subsoil. The township is timbered all over with Hemlock Birch Elm Linde Sugar Black Oak White and Black Ash Maple Ironwoods and some Pine. The Big Eau Plaine creek runs in a Southeasterly direction through the North part of the township, entering it on Section 5 and leaveing it on Section 13: the Eau Plaine is quite crooked and very irregular in width. The current is generally quick, with frequent small rapids, and a hard bottom of stone and gravel. The banks are generally dry, the bottom land is very uneven and subject to frequent inundation. The small streams run into the Big Eau Plaine: they have mostly a quick current, a hard gravel bottom and low banks covered with Alders.</blockquote>
The name Eau Pleine is derived from the French phrase meaning "full water" or "stock river".
Geography
thumb|left|Much of Eau Pleine is flattish farmland, except where the river and streams have cut through.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.03% is water.
Demographics
As of the census