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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 ).
Logging began in the late 1850s. Loggers came up the rivers and floated white pine logs out in spring and early summer log drives, down the Big Rib River into the Wisconsin River, down the Black River to the south, and west down the Jump and the Yellow River into the Chippewa. Log-drives continued until around 1900, when the easy-to-float white ...
This stopping place served loggers, trappers and rivermen with a saloon downstairs and sleeping rooms upstairs. [5] [6] In 1917, when logging waned, the place became a demo farm for Faast's Wisconsin Colonization Company. Now believed to be the oldest surviving structure in Sawyer County.
A forwarder stacks logs for pick-up on Monday, October 24, 2022, near Minocqua, Wis. Timber Professionals Cooperative Enterprises is working to provide some stability for loggers in the industry.
Stanley, Wisconsin. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.25 square miles (11.01 km 2), of which 4.18 square miles (10.83 km 2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km 2) is water. [18] Stanley is located primarily on the north side of Wisconsin State Highway 29. It is mostly in Chippewa County, but parts ...
The Holt and Balcom Logging Camp No. 1 in Lakewood, Wisconsin was built around 1880 in what was then timber along McCaslin Brook. It is probably the oldest lumber camp in Wisconsin still standing in its original location, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2]
The dam functioned until 1910, when logging operations ceased. It washed out in the 1920s. [7] The current hydroelectric dam was built in 1950 by the Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Company, [7] producing the current Holcombe Flowage. The flowage is a popular recreation area, and the shores are thick with homes and cottages.
Knapp, Stout, and Co. had a major impact on Northern Wisconsin. The large lumber company brought the SS and Omaha railroads to northern Wisconsin. They also created many logging camps that turned into small towns. Birchwood is located where it is due to the Birch Lake lumber camp, and the crossing of the Soo and the Omaha railroads. [7]