Forestville

About Forestville

The primary purpose of Forestville is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Door County (local government). It impounds the Ahnapee River near Forestville.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 1,200 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 72 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 300 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 31 square miles. Completed in 1877, the structure is over a century old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 10/22/2018.

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