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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).
Willow River (Tomahawk River tributary) Wind River; Wisconsin River; Wolf River (Eau Claire River tributary) Wolf River (Fox River tributary), tributary of Winnebago Pool; Wood River; Yahara River; Yellow River (Chippewa River tributary) Yellow River (Red Cedar River tributary) Yellow River (St. Croix River tributary) Yellow River (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."
Large rivers, like the Wisconsin River and Fox River, have many islands as well. Doty Island , in the Fox River, is one mile wide and one and a half miles long. [ 43 ] French Island , in the Mississippi River within the city of La Crosse , covers an area of 2.02 square miles (5.2 km 2 ) and has a population of 4,207.
The Town of Rome is located in the northwestern corner of Adams County. Petenwell Lake, an impoundment of the Wisconsin River, covers the western border of the town.Lake Arrowhead, Lake Sherwood, and Camelot Lake are impoundments on Fourteenmile Creek, a tributary of the Wisconsin River, and are surrounded by census-designated places named after the lakes.
River system Mississippi River The La Crosse River is a 61.3-mile-long (98.7 km) [ 3 ] tributary of the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin in the United States .
Fountain City is located at (44.124506, -91.709470), [7] at the intersection of highways 35 and. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.57 square miles (14.43 km 2), of which, 4.29 square miles (11.11 km 2) are land and 1.28 square miles (3.32 km 2) are covered by water.
South Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus, is on the National Register of Historic Places. River Falls is a city in Pierce and St. Croix counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located mostly within the town of River Falls, and adjacent to the town of Kinnickinnic in St. Croix County. River Falls is the most populous ...