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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 lake is a popular recreation destination in northwestern Wisconsin, in the summer for boating, canoeing, fishing, water skiing, and swimming, and in the winter for ice fishing. On the northeastern shore lies Lake Wissota State Park , popular with campers, hikers, swimmers, and anglers.
Wisconsin is located in the East North Central United States, and is considered to be a part of the Midwest. [3] The state has a total area of 65,496 square miles (169,630 km 2), making it the 23rd largest U.S. State. [4] [5] Of this area, 17% is water, primarily Lake Michigan, Superior, and the many inland lakes in Wisconsin. [6]
Lake Altoona, is a man-made lake in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, bordering the city of Altoona, Wisconsin, and to the east of Eau Claire. [1]The lake was created by impounding the Eau Claire River with the construction of the Altoona 2WP340 Dam in 1938, with a concrete spillway and sluice gates on the western end of the reservoir. [2]
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A terrible accident occurred in 1905, when eleven log drivers drowned trying to get to a log jam near the dam. [10] The dam functioned until 1910, when logging operations ceased. It washed out in the 1920s. [7] The current hydroelectric dam was built in 1950 by the Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Company, [7] producing the current Holcombe ...
Manitowish Waters is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 572 in the 2018 census. [ 4 ] The unincorporated community Manitowish Waters , is also located within the town.
Wisconsin Highway 318 was planned to be extended south totaling 6 miles in length, forming a complete bypass and ending at Wisconsin Highway 59. However, U.S. Highway 18 used the whole bypass instead. WIS 341: 1: 1.6 WIS 59 in West Milwaukee: I-94/US 41 in Milwaukee: 1999: 2015 Now WIS 175: WIS 351: 2.64: 4.25 US 51 south of Janesville