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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Wisconsin.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
The Saint Croix Falls Dam is a concrete hybrid arch-gravity dam with an S-shaped spillway and an integral hydroelectric power station. The main arch is 675 feet (206 m) long and the power station is 291 feet (89 m), located on the east side of the river in Wisconsin. The dam also includes a 785-foot (239 m) concrete dike on the west side of the ...
Wolf River (Fox River tributary) 748ft. 225mi. The Wolf River is a 225 mi (362 km) long [1] tributary of the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The river is one of the two National Scenic Rivers in Wisconsin, along with the St. Croix River. The scenic portion is 24 miles (39 km) long.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. All reservoirs in Wisconsin should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Wisconsin. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs In Wisconsin. See also category Lakes of Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At approximately 430 miles (692 km) long, it is the state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river running through a red place."
The Prairie du Sac Dam is the widest dam on the Wisconsin River [11] and has a generation capacity of about 31 MW. [13] The dam has a hollow concrete structure and is anchored to the sandy riverbed by a pile foundation. The hydroelectric power station is a 330-foot-long (100 m), three story red brick structure at the west end of the dam.
The Kilbourn Dam was the first major hydroelectric station on the Wisconsin River. [ 3] It was named for its location in the city of Kilbourn, which changed its name to Wisconsin Dells in 1931. The dam was designed by Daniel W. Mead [ 4] and built from 1906 to 1909 by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company, led by Magnus Swenson of Madison ...
Max. depth. 7 ft (2 m) Surface elevation. 774 ft (236 m) Lake Koshkonong is a reservoir in southern Wisconsin, which was transformed from its original marshland by the construction of the Indianford Dam in 1932. [1] The lake lies along the Rock River, with the river acting as both the primary inflow and the primary outflow for the lake.