Variant Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names issued a decision clarifying the Bad River's name and course in 1965. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the stream has also been known historically as:
- Mashki-Sibi
- Maskesipi
- Maskigo
- Mushkeesebe
- Swamp River
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