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715 & 534. FIPS code. 55-70550. Website. Official website. St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2020 census. [2] The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls. U.S. Route 8, Wisconsin Highway 35, and Wisconsin Highway 87 are three of the main arterial routes in the city.
The St. Croix River (/ ˈseɪnt ˈkrɔɪ / SAYNT KROY; literally "holy cross" in French) [3] is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 169 miles (272 km) long, [4] in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The lower 125 miles (201 km) of the river form the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The St. Croix River from Osceola Landing, near Osceola, Wisconsin. The Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway is a federally protected system of riverways located in eastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. [1] It protects 252 miles (406 km) of river, including the St. Croix River (on the Wisconsin/Minnesota border), and the Namekagon River ...
715 & 534. FIPS code. 55-70575 [2] GNIS feature ID. 1584086 [1] St. Croix Falls is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2000 census. The City of St. Croix Falls is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Lamar is located in the town.
The Saint Croix Falls Dam is a concrete hybrid arch-gravity dam with an S-shaped spillway and an integral hydroelectric power station. The main arch is 675 feet (206 m) long and the power station is 291 feet (89 m), located on the east side of the river in Wisconsin. The dam also includes a 785-foot (239 m) concrete dike on the west side of the ...
7th. Website. www.sccwi.gov. St. Croix County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,536. [1] Its county seat is Hudson. [2] The county was created in 1840 (then in the Wisconsin Territory) and organized in 1849. [3] St. Croix County is part of the Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN -WI ...
They straddle the Dalles of the St. Croix River, a deep basalt gorge with glacial potholes and other rock formations. The Wisconsin park is 1,330 acres (538 ha) and the Minnesota park is 298 acres (121 ha). The towns of Taylors Falls, Minnesota and St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin are adjacent to the park.
Below River Falls, the bed is wider and is generally composed of stone rather than sand or silt. A substantial amount of silt and sand are deposited in the delta, enough that that section of the St. Croix is known as the "Kinnickinnic Narrows." [8] The water is slightly colder above the City of River Falls than below by about 4.5 degrees ...