Flood Control Dams in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 102 flood control dams, of which 23 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Eau Galle Dam	Pierce	127	High	Not Available	1968
2	Plum Creek 2	Pierce	88	High	Satisfactory	1973
3	Bad Axe 12	Vernon	73	Low	Satisfactory	1974
4	Glen Hills 10	St. Croix	64	High	Satisfactory	1970
5	West Fork Kickapoo 1	Vernon	63	High	Unsatisfactory	1969
6	Otter Creek 12	Iowa	58	Low	Fair	1972
7	Tri Creek Number One	Monroe	57	High	Satisfactory	1976
8	West Fork Kickapoo 17	Vernon	51	Low	Satisfactory	1969
9	Bad Axe 33	Vernon	50	Low	Fair	1965
10	West Fork Kickapoo 5	Vernon	48	Low	Satisfactory	1968
11	Coon Creek 33	La Crosse	46	High	Satisfactory	1960
12	Coon Creek 21	Monroe	46	Low	Unsatisfactory	1963
13	Plum Creek 3	Pierce	46	Low	Not Rated	1974
14	West Fork Kickapoo 4	Vernon	46	Low	Fair	1966
15	Blackhawk-kickapoo Project	Crawford	45	Significant	Satisfactory	1974
16	Plain Honey Creek 3	Sauk	45	Low	Fair	1970
17	Coon Creek 17	Vernon	45	High	Fair	1962
18	Bogus Creek 1	Pepin	44	Low	Fair	1963
19	Coon Creek 15	Vernon	44	Low	Satisfactory	1962
20	Bad Axe 16	Vernon	44	Low	Satisfactory	1965
21	West Fork Kickapoo 16	Vernon	44	Low	Fair	1971
22	Bogus Creek 2	Pepin	42	Significant	Fair	1963
23	Bad Axe 17	Vernon	42	Low	Satisfactory	1965
24	South Nelson 1	Buffalo	40	Low	Satisfactory	1966
25	Bad Axe 24	Vernon	40	Low	Satisfactory	1963
26	Bad Axe 34	Vernon	40	Low	Fair	1965
27	Coon Creek 23	Monroe	39	Low	Unsatisfactory	1961
28	Coon Creek 41	Vernon	39	High	Fair	1965
29	Coon Creek 25	Monroe	38	Low	Fair	1961
30	Coon Creek 14	Vernon	38	Low	Satisfactory	1962
31	Coon Creek 31	Monroe	36	Low	Fair	1961
32	Plum Creek 12	Pepin	36	Low	Fair	1969
33	Plum Creek 19	Pierce	36	Low	Fair	1968
34	Eugene Helmueller Group	Pierce	36	Low	Not Available	1963
35	Mill Creek 10	Richland	36	Low	Fair	1965
36	Plain Honey Creek 2	Sauk	36	Low	Fair	1975
37	Lost Creek 4	Pepin	35	Low	Fair	1959
38	Plain Honey Creek 4	Sauk	35	Low	Fair	1973
39	Mlsna	Vernon	35	High	Unsatisfactory	1956
40	Hayden	Dunn	34	Low	Not Rated	1967
41	Glen Hills 7	St. Croix	34	High	Satisfactory	1973
42	Twin Parks 3	Iowa	33	Low	Fair	1965
43	Twin Parks 9	Iowa	33	Low	Fair	1963
44	Mill Creek 1b	Richland	33	Low	Fair	1962
45	West Fork Kickapoo 3	Vernon	33	Significant	Fair	1964
46	Twin Parks 10	Iowa	32	Low	Fair	1966
47	Glen Hills 4	St. Croix	32	High	Satisfactory	1966
48	Klinkner	Vernon	32	High	Satisfactory	1956
49	Twin Parks 4	Iowa	31	Low	Fair	1965
50	Richard Jahnke	Pepin	31	Low	Not Available	1974
51	Mill Creek 3	Richland	31	Low	Fair	1961
52	Bad Axe 2	Vernon	31	Low	Satisfactory	1964
53	Mill Creek 13b	Richland	30	Significant	Fair	1962
54	Glen Hills 3	St. Croix	30	Low	Fair	1970
55	Glen Hills 5	St. Croix	30	High	Satisfactory	1966
56	Glen Hills 8	St. Croix	30	Significant	Satisfactory	1974
57	Glen Hills 6	St. Croix	30	High	Satisfactory	1975
58	Glen Hills 1	St. Croix	30	Low	Fair	1966
59	Von Ruden	Vernon	30	Low	Not Available	1973
60	Lost Creek 3	Pepin	29	Low	Fair	1959
61	Mill Creek 9a	Richland	29	Significant	Fair	1965
62	Satterlee	Sauk	29	Low	Fair	1970
63	Borgstrom-erin Prairie Twn	St. Croix	29	Low	Not Rated	1973
64	Coon Creek 16	Vernon	29	Low	Fair	1962
65	Lost Creek 5	Pepin	28	Low	Fair	1959
66	Donovan No.1(robey Group)	Pierce	28	Low	Not Available	1973
67	Glen Hills 11	St. Croix	28	Low	Fair	1970
68	West Fork Kickapoo 12	Vernon	28	Low	Fair	1964
69	Gnirk Family Trust	Juneau	27	Low	Fair	1969
70	Sarazin	Juneau	27	Low	Poor	1969
71	Glen Hills 2	St. Croix	27	Low	Not Rated	1970
72	Mason Marcks Forsythe 2	Pepin	26	Low	Not Rated	1978
73	Sitz,thomas D	Pierce	26	Low	Not Rated	1974
74	Nihles	Grant	25	Low	Fair
75	Mason Marcks Forsythe 1	Pepin	25	Low	Not Rated	1978
76	Mill Creek 22	Richland	25	High	Fair	1961
77	Detzman	Sauk	25	Low	Not Available	1975
78	Mill Creek 13a	Richland	24	Low	Fair	1962
79	Polk	Sauk	24	Low	Fair	1978
80	Kaukauna Locks And Dam	Outagamie	22	Significant	Not Available	1931
81	Lamers Pond	Brown	20	High	Satisfactory
82	Skinner	Langlade	20	High	Satisfactory	1938
83	Rapide Croche Lock And Dam	Outagamie	20	Significant	Not Available	1930
84	Little Chute Locks And Dam	Outagamie	20	Significant	Not Available	1932
85	Amacoy	Rusk	20	Low	Not Rated	1967
86	Brillion Hacker Road	Calumet	19	High	Fair	1997
87	Lower Appleton Locks And Dam	Outagamie	19	Significant	Not Available	1934
88	Mill Creek 6	Richland	19	High	Not Rated	1960
89	Strum	Trempealeau	19	Low	Fair	1937
90	Johnson	Eau Claire	18	Low	Fair	1978
91	Upper Appleton Locks And Dam	Outagamie	18	Significant	Not Available	1940
92	Depere Lock And Dam	Brown	17	Significant	Not Available	1929
93	Frelk	Jackson	17	Low	Not Available	1970
94	Little Kaukauna Lock And Dam	Brown	16	Significant	Not Available	1926
95	Menasha Lock And Dam	Winnebago	16	High	Not Available	1937
96	Brillion Ryan Street	Calumet	15	High	Fair	1997
97	Cedars Lock And Dam	Outagamie	15	High	Not Available	1934
98	Neenah	Winnebago	15	High	Satisfactory	1881
99	Wautoma	Waushara	11	Low	Fair	1852
100	Langlade County Flowage	Langlade	9	Low	Fair	1974

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