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The creek continues south and passes under Seneca Aqueduct/Riley's Lock (Lock 24) of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal before it flows into the Potomac River. There is about a 600 feet (180 m) change in elevation from the stream's upper sources to its mouth at the Potomac. Seneca Creek has a watershed area of 121 square miles (310 km 2).
Lake Wissota State Park is a 1,062-acre (430 ha) Wisconsin state park near the town of Chippewa Falls. The park is situated on the northeast shore of Lake Wissota, a reservoir on the Chippewa River. Camping, boating, and fishing are the most popular activities. Park lands are covered in a mix of pine/hardwood forests and prairie.
The Chippewa River (Lakota: Mayáwakȟáŋ [1]) is a 153-mile-long (246 km) [2] tributary of the Minnesota River in western and southwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. [3] The river was named after the Chippewa Indians. [4]
Power Plant and Dam No. 5, also known as Honeywood Dam, comprises a dam on the Potomac River, originally built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and a power plant built to take advantage of the river's flow to generate hydroelectric power. The dam is included in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
While many fishing enthusiasts come to Fletcher's Cove for the spring run of shad, perch, and rockfish, many other people come to kayak the Potomac River, and bike, hike, and run the C & O Canal and other trails along the river all year round. Fletcher's Boathouse rents rowboats, canoes, kayaks, bikes, and paddle boards. [5]
The new Chippewa Lake Birding & Bridle Trail, which opened Thursday, offers bird watchers and horseback riders the chance to explore a grassland habitat and traverse a shallow stream.
Location Coordinates Virginia SR 640 (Blue Grass Valley Road) Hightown: SR 641: SR 640 (Blue Grass Valley Road) Blue Grass: US 220 (Potomac River Road) Forks of Waters: West Virginia CR 25 Bridge CR 25 (Moyers Gap Road) Cave / Moatstown
Potato Lake is a lake located in the northwestern part of Wisconsin. It is in the far southwestern corner of Rusk County , approximately 12 miles east of Chetek, Wisconsin . Potato Lake is one of Rusk County's 88 named lakes, and can be accessed by a ramped public boat landing.