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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).
Today it is home to the Wisconsin wine appellation of the Lake Wisconsin AVA. [1] It was formed by the construction of the Prairie du Sac Dam, which was begun in 1911 and completed in 1914. It is part of the Wisconsin River system of reservoirs. The lake has a maximum depth of 24 feet (7.3 m). [2] It has an area of 7,197 acres (29.13 km 2). [2]
Lake Petenwell is Wisconsin's second largest lake at 23,040 acres (93.2 km 2) or approximately 36 square miles (93 km 2). It was created in 1948 by the Wisconsin River Power Company with the construction of a dam across the Wisconsin River near Necedah. [1] It has a maximum depth of 42 feet (13 m) and is used for water skiing, sailing and fishing.
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.
Pages in category "Dams in Wisconsin" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Round Lake Logging Dam; S. Saint Croix Falls Dam; Swamp Creek ...
There are over 15,000 lakes in Wisconsin. Of these, about 40 percent have been named. Excluding Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, Lake Winnebago is the largest lake by area, largest by volume and the lake with the longest shoreline. The deepest lake is Wazee Lake, at 350 feet (107 meters). The deepest natural lake is Green Lake, at
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a 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).
HAER No. WI-47, "Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffalo County, WI", 118 photos, 12 data pages, 7 photo caption pages; HAER No. WI-48, "Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI", 79 photos, 9 data pages, 5 photo caption pages