Recreation Dams in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 469 recreation dams, of which 86 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Dutch Hollow Lake	Sauk	60	Low	Fair	1971
2	Cox Hollow Number Two	Iowa	55	High	Fair	1965
3	Blackhawk Lake	Iowa	50	Low	Fair	1969
4	Lake Redstone	Sauk	50	High	Fair	1967
5	Doyle	Juneau	48	Low	Unsatisfactory	1970
6	Altoona	Eau Claire	44	High	Satisfactory	1938
7	Eau Claire River	Eau Claire	40	High	Satisfactory	1937
8	Melrose	Jackson	40	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1864
9	Beaver Creek	Jackson	40	High	Fair	1970
10	Mcnett	Lafayette	40	Low	Fair	1971
11	Twin Parks 7	Iowa	38	High	Fair	1963
12	Camp Indian Trails	Rock	38	Low	Satisfactory	2016
13	Eldon Rule	Iowa	37	Low	Fair	1964
14	Halverson	Iowa	37	Low	Unsatisfactory
15	Cox Hollow Number One	Iowa	37	Low	Fair	1961
16	Sherwood	Adams	36	Significant	Satisfactory	1968
17	Hidden Valley Lake	Lafayette	35	Low	Fair	1975
18	Lake Arrowhead	Adams	34	Low	Satisfactory	1978
19	Brownlee	Buffalo	34	High	Fair	1859
20	Mt Horeb	Dane	34	High	Satisfactory	1940
21	Yellowstone	Lafayette	32	High	Fair	1953
22	Cazenovia	Richland	30	Significant	Satisfactory	1864
23	Dell Creek	Sauk	30	Low	Satisfactory	1927
24	Little Falls	St. Croix	30	High	Fair	1895
25	Camp 8 Flowage	Taylor	30	Low	Fair	1969
26	Lake Camelot	Adams	29	High	Fair	1969
27	Iron River Light And Power Co	Bayfield	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1870
28	Klein	Grant	29	Low	Fair	1972
29	Magruder	Sauk	29	Low	Satisfactory	1970
30	Minong Flowage	Washburn	29	High	Fair	1936
31	Mead	Clark	28	Low	Fair	1951
32	Coon Creek	Eau Claire	28	Low	Fair	1964
33	Droster,elmer	Walworth	28	Low	Not Rated	1965
34	Birch Lake	Washburn	28	Significant	Fair	1878
35	Dells Lake	Eau Claire	27	Low	Poor	1866
36	Spring Lake Campground	Marathon	27	Low	Unsatisfactory	1974
37	Winding Creek Rearing Pond	Marathon	27	Significant	Fair	1970
38	Dexterville	Wood	27	Low	Fair	1964
39	Poplar River #1	Clark	26	High	Fair	1978
40	Pluemer	Grant	26	Low	Fair	1967
41	Trows	Jackson	26	Low	Fair	1942
42	Millston	Jackson	26	Low	Fair	1873
43	Metz No.1	Lafayette	26	Low	Fair	1974
44	Vander Veen	Price	26	Low	Fair	1978
45	Tainter	Rusk	26	Low	Fair	1967
46	Meyer 6	Taylor	26	High	Fair	1968
47	Bad Axe 11	Vernon	26	High	Satisfactory	1978
48	South Wood County Park	Wood	26	High	Fair	1939
49	Cottonville	Adams	25	High	Fair	1924
50	Day Lake	Ashland	25	High	Not Rated	1968
51	Otter Lake	Chippewa	25	Low	Satisfactory	1964
52	Warzyn	Iowa	25	High	Fair	1974
53	Ludden Lake	Iowa	25	Low	Fair	1964
54	Borge	Juneau	25	Low	Unsatisfactory	1970
55	Phlox	Langlade	25	Significant	Satisfactory	1878
56	Oxford	Marquette	25	Low	Satisfactory	1849
57	Springville	Portage	25	High	Satisfactory	1850
58	Meinhardt	Richland	25	High	Satisfactory	1968
59	Galesville Mill	Trempealeau	25	High	Fair	1867
60	Hillsboro	Vernon	25	High	Satisfactory	1854
61	Rest Lake	Vilas	25	High	Fair	1925
62	Alpine Lake	Waushara	25	Low	Fair	1970
63	Drummond Mill Pond	Bayfield	24	High	Fair	1889
64	Karsten No. 2	Dodge	24	Low	Fair	1973
65	Elk Creek	Dunn	24	Low	Fair	1926
66	Montello Granite	Marquette	24	High	Fair	1914
67	Suukjak Sep	Monroe	24	Significant	Unsatisfactory	1961
68	Steinhorst And Coughlin	Sauk	24	Low	Poor	1970
69	Dells Manor	Sauk	24	Low	Fair	1929
70	Meyer, Patrick J	Taylor	24	Low	Fair	1978
71	Lake Hallie	Chippewa	23	Low	Satisfactory	1908
72	Tobola	Clark	23	Low	Fair	1967
73	Merillan Mills	Jackson	23	Low	Fair	1907
74	Brock-clint	Marathon	23	High	Not Rated	1967
75	Nelligan Lake	Marinette	23	High	Fair	1968
76	Solberg	Price	23	Low	Satisfactory	1940
77	Moose Lake 1	Sawyer	23	High	Fair	1897
78	Independence	Trempealeau	23	High	Fair	1877
79	Friendship	Adams	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1928
80	Bear Lake	Barron	22	Low	Fair	1880
81	Stanley Mill	Chippewa	22	Significant	Satisfactory	1890
82	Lindow	Florence	22	Low	Satisfactory	1972
83	May Coulee	Jackson	22	Low	Satisfactory	1976
84	Legend Lake Number Three	Menominee	22	High	Satisfactory	1971
85	Murphy	Rusk	22	Low	Fair	1994
86	Wittenberg	Shawano	22	Low	Fair	1885
87	Lower Power	St. Croix	22	Low	Satisfactory	1866
88	Chequamegon Waters	Taylor	22	High	Satisfactory	1967
89	Meyer Lot 21	Taylor	22	Low	Fair
90	Osseo Rod And Gun Club	Trempealeau	22	Low	Fair	1964
91	Keller	Waupaca	22	Low	Fair	1938
92	Cedar Lake	Barron	21	Low	Fair	1874
93	Beckman Lake	Green	21	Significant	Fair	1965
94	Legend Lake Number One	Menominee	21	High	Satisfactory	1968
95	Leigh Lake	Oconto	21	Significant	Satisfactory	1935
96	Powell Falls	Pierce	21	Low	Not Rated	1870
97	Musser	Price	21	Low	Satisfactory	1936
98	Virginia Lake	Sauk	21	Low	Fair	1971
99	Easton	Adams	20	Low	Satisfactory	1855
100	Rock	Clark	20	Low	Fair	1938

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