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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 1742, Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi as "Rivière de bon Secours ou Hahatonouadeba", and then in the 1757 edition of the Mitchell Map as "Hahatonadeba River", the maps show the transliteration of the Dakota language name for the river Ḣaḣatuŋ[waŋ W]atpa. The word "Chippewa" is a rendering of "Ojibwe."
State law permits counties to appoint a registered land surveyor in place of electing a surveyor. Counties in Wisconsin are governed by county boards, headed by a chairperson. Counties with a population of 500,000 or more must also have a county executive. Smaller counties may have either a county executive or a county administrator. [5]
Wisconsin electricity generation by type. This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, sorted by type and name.In 2019, Wisconsin had a total summer capacity of 15,312 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 66,774 GWh. [2]
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 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).
Lock and Dam No. 4: Alma, Wisconsin ~753 667 feet The lock is on the Wisconsin side right next to a small cafe. Owned/operated by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, St. Paul District Lock and Dam No. 5: Winona County, Minnesota ~738.1
The Red Cedar River in northwestern Wisconsin is a tributary of the Chippewa River. Its name is translation from the Ojibwe Miskwaawaakokaan-ziibi meaning "Abundant with Red Cedar River." According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the river flows approximately 100 miles from southwestern Sawyer County to its confluence with the ...