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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 ...
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."
The Kinnickinnic River as it passes through downtown River Falls showing the effect of the upper dam with the stagnant flow of the river. The Kinnickinnic River, called the Kinni for short, is a 22-mile-long (35 km) [2] river in northwestern Wisconsin in the United States. The Kinni is a cold water fishery supporting a population of native ...
Dells of the Wisconsin River. The Dells of the Wisconsin River, also called the Wisconsin Dells (from Old English “dæl”, modern English “dale”), meaning “valley”, is [1] a 5-mile (8-km) gorge on the Wisconsin River in south-central Wisconsin, USA.
Intersection of U.S. Route 12/Wisconsin State Route 54 in downtown Black River Falls, bridge crossing the Black River in background (1967) A large monument to Black River Falls' veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as to local Medal of Honor recipient Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., was erected near the Chamber of Commerce Building at 101 S. 2nd Street.
From 1.7 to 1.6 billion years ago granite and rhyolite emplaced in south-central Wisconsin. The Baraboo and Waterloo Quartzite in the south and the Barron Quartzite in the northwest are slightly younger, along with the slate, dolomite, conglomerate and chert included in Wolf River rocks at Rib Mountain, Mosinee Hill and the McCaslin Quartzites.
Grandfather Falls is the highest waterfall on the Wisconsin River.The total drop is 89 feet, [1] [2] spread out in a series of cascades over about one mile. The upper third of the falls and most of the flow, except in the spring, is diverted through a canal and a series of penstocks to feed hydroelectric generators.
River Falls is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,304 at the 2000 census. The population was 2,304 at the 2000 census. The City of River Falls is located mostly within the town.