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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 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 river's name is the English translation of the French name for the Meskwaki people in the 17th century. The river was part of the famous 1673–74 expedition of Jolliet and Marquette, in which they went on to become the first Europeans to traverse the upper Mississippi River.
Lake Tomah and Lemonweir River at the bottom Lemonweir River in Mauston, Wisconsin. The Lemonweir River is a river in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [1]It is a tributary of the Wisconsin River [2] as the Lemonweir River originates near Tomah in Monroe County and flows into Juneau County through New Lisbon and Mauston before converging into the Wisconsin River.
Dolomite Outcropping in Estabrook Park, Shorewood, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee River is a river in the state of Wisconsin. It is about 104 miles (167 km) long. [1] Once a locus of industry, the river is now the center of a housing boom. New condos now crowd the downtown and harbor districts of Milwaukee attracting young professionals to the area ...
The Eau Claire River is a tributary of the Chippewa River in west-central Wisconsin in the United States. [1] It is one of three rivers by this name in Wisconsin. Via the Chippewa River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Its name is the French translation from the Ojibwe Wayaa-gonaatigweyaa-ziibi (Clear potable-water River).
The Rush River is a 49.8-mile-long (80.1 km) [1] tributary of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin in the United States. [2] It rises just north of Interstate 94 in St. Croix County near Baldwin and flows generally southwardly through Pierce County .