Resettlement Admin. 15

About Resettlement Admin. 15

The primary purpose of Resettlement Admin. 15 is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Wisconsin Department Of Natural Resources (state). It impounds the Creek 29 8 Tr Morrison Creek.

The dam stands 8 feet tall and stretches 6,143 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 94 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 430 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 12 square miles. Completed in 1936, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

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 05/13/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

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