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The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) advises the WDNR and Natural Resources Board on managing the state's natural resources. The WCC is composed of citizen-elected delegates including five members of an executive committee, 22 members of a district leadership council, 360 county delegates (five per county), and the general public. [23]
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 water began overflowing at approximately 10 a.m. [4] As the water overtopped the isthmus, it flowed downhill to the Wisconsin River approximately 800 feet (240 m) away, quickly eroding and creating a 400-foot-wide (120 m) channel that rapidly drained the lake in an out-of-control torrent into the river, 40 feet (12 m) below the lake's level ...
Rice Lake is smaller than Whitewater Lake at 144 acres, [8] is also located in Walworth County, and they are both connected by water flow. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources states that this connected lake also provides a habitat for similar fish species like "Panfish, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike".
(The Center Square) – The construction of a new section of Line 5 is one step closer to beginning after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved the necessary permits for Enbridge ...
The dam was designed by Daniel W. Mead for the Southern Wisconsin Power Company led by Magnus Swanson. The company had completed the Kilbourn Dam upriver at Wisconsin Dells in 1909, but found it unprofitable, leading to the decision to build a larger dam at Prairie du Sac. [4]
Bodies of water of Brown County, Wisconsin (2 C, 3 P) Bodies of water of Buffalo County, Wisconsin (2 C) Bodies of water of Burnett County, Wisconsin (1 C, 1 P)
Location: Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Primary outflows: White River: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 12 km (7.8 mi): Max. width: 3.2 km (2 mi): Surface area: 5,401 acres (2,186 ha; 8.439 sq mi; 21.86 km 2): Average depth: 61 feet (19 m): Max. depth: 135 feet (41 m): Settlements: Lake Geneva, Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, Williams Bay: Geneva Lake ...