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The Old Copper Complex of the Western Great Lakes is the best known, and can be dated as far back as 9,500 years ago. [4] [1] Great Lakes natives of the Archaic period located 99% pure copper near Lake Superior, in veins touching the surface and in nuggets from gravel beds.
Castle Rock Lake was created as the result of a hydropower project initiated by the Wisconsin River Power Company (WRPCO) in tandem with the related Petenwell Dam and Reservoir to dam the Wisconsin River. [3] Construction of the Castle Rock Dam was started in 1947 and completed 4 years later in 1951. [5]
The park contains an ancient burial ground used by the Old Copper Complex Culture of early Native Americans, between 5,000 and 6,000 B.C.E. during the Copper Age.It was rediscovered in June 1952 by a 13-year-old boy who unearthed human bones while playing in an old quarry.
Caldron Falls Dam, Caldron Falls Reservoir, Wisconsin Public Service Co. Castle Rock Dam, Castle Rock Lake, Wisconsin River Power Company; Cedar Falls Dam, Tainter Lake, Xcel Energy; Chalk Hills Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Menominee River, Wisconsin Electric Power Co. (between Wisconsin and Michigan) Chequamegon Waters Dam, 45.20061, -90.71103
Lake Petenwell is Wisconsin's second largest lake at 23,040 acres (93.2 km 2) or approximately 36 square miles (93 km 2). It was created in 1948 by the Wisconsin River Power Company with the construction of a dam across the Wisconsin River near Necedah. [1] It has a maximum depth of 42 feet (13 m) and is used for water skiing, sailing and fishing.
The bodies have been revealed by water in the lake dropping to what the United Nations Environment Programme warned earlier this month are “dangerously low levels.” In 1983, Lake Mead was ...
The Yellow River is a tributary of the Wisconsin River in Clark, Wood and Juneau counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [1] The Yellow River originates in eastern Clark County. It flows south through Pittsville, Dexter and Babcock in Wood County, and Necedah in Juneau County. Past Necedah, it flows into Castle Rock Lake where it meets the ...
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