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Dells of the Eau Claire County Park is in the north-central Wisconsin Town of Plover, [1] east of the city of Wausau. It is divided in two by the Eau Claire River . [ 1 ] The river flows through a rocky gorge to form cascades and waterfalls as it passes over and around weathered boulders, outcrops, and other formations.
Eau Claire Dells. The Eau Claire River is a river in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is a tributary of the Wisconsin River. The Eau Claire River originates in western Langlade County and flows into Marathon County. The Eau Claire River flows through "Dells of the Eau Claire" then to Wausau before it converges into the Wisconsin River just north ...
The Dells were made famous in 1886 by the photographer H. H. Bennett, who took the first stop-action photo of his son jumping onto Stand Rock. [5] The Kilbourn Dam, completed in 1909, raised the water level of the Upper Dells by about 17 feet (5.2 m), flooding some of the caves and rock formations in Bennett's photographs. [6] [7]
U.S. Highway 12 (US 12 or Highway 12) in the U.S. state of Wisconsin runs east–west across the western to southeast portions of the state. It enters from Minnesota running concurrently with Interstate 94 (I-94) at Hudson, parallels the Interstate to Wisconsin Dells, and provides local access to cities such as Menomonie, Eau Claire, Black River Falls, Tomah, and Mauston.
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).
Point of origin of city of Eau Claire, at the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers, [26] with contributing buildings including the 1861 Kneer House hotel, [27] the 1875 Derge cigar factory, [28] and the 1893 grand Romanesque Revival Drummond-Cameron building. [29] 18: Dells Mill: Dells Mill
Also known as the Eau Claire River 2WP224 Dam or the Augusta Dam (it stands about six miles north of Augusta, Wisconsin), the dam was developed on the site of the previous "Main River Dam" as a 24-foot-high, 251-foot-long structure impounding the Eau Claire River.
Eau Claire is also a regional commercial and business center and home to the headquarters of home improvement store chain Menards. [16] Eau Claire is known regionally for its arts and music scenes and is the hometown of indie folk band Bon Iver, whose lead singer Justin Vernon co-curated the city's annual Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival. [17]