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The Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company is a private company chartered by Section 182.70 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The company is responsible for organizing the flow from most of the upper Wisconsin River tributaries, and this flow affects the economy and ecosystem of the entire river. Its member companies are the owners and operators of dams ...
Rainbow Dam, Rainbow Flowage, Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company. Rapide Croche Lock and Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Fox River, USACE. Red Cedar / Hemlock Lake Dam, 45.58977, -91.60194. Lake Redstone Dam, Lake Redstone, Sauk County. Rice Lake Dam, 45.49928, -91.73291.
The Willow Reservoir or Willow Flowage is an artificial lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin formed by a dam on the Tomahawk River. The dam and reservoir level are controlled by the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company as part of regulating the overall flow of the upper Wisconsin River. When full, Willow Reservoir has a surface area of 6306 acres.
Pelican Lake is a 3,585-acre (14.51 km 2) lake located in Oneida County in Wisconsin. It has a maximum depth of 39 ft (12 m). Visitors have access to the lake from five public boat landings. A dam is located on the lake's primary outlet, which feeds into the Pelican River. Pelican Lake serves as one of 21 reservoirs used to regulate and ...
Dells of the Wisconsin River, May 2002. 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 ...
46 feet (14 m) Squirrel Lake is a 1,309 acres (530 ha) lake in Vilas County and Oneida County, Wisconsin. It has a maximum depth of 46 feet. [1] Several species of fish inhabit the lake and fishing is accessible via a public boat launch. [2] Writer Winifred Dunn spent time during her youth on an island at Squirrel Lake. [3]
The bed of the Lower Fox River in Appleton during bridge repairs. The Fox River is a river in eastern Wisconsin in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is the principal tributary of Green Bay, and via the Bay, the largest tributary of Lake Michigan. The city of Green Bay, one of the first European settlements in the interior of North ...
1871–1899. Successor. Wisconsin Central Railway. Technical. Track gauge. 4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The original Wisconsin Central Railroad Company was a major early railroad that operated throughout northern Wisconsin. It built lines up through the forested wilderness, and opened large tracts to logging and settlement.