Junction Falls, Wisconsin

Upper Kinnickinnic is created by Junction Falls Dam on the Kinnickinnic River in Pierce County, Wisconsin and is used for hydroelectric power purposes. Construction was completed in 1920. It has a normal surface area of 15.5 acres. It is owned by the City of River Falls.

 

Junction Falls, also known as Upper Kinnickinnic is a gravity dam. The core is homogeneous, concrete. The foundation is rock. Though originally completed in 1920, the structure was modified in 1920. Its height is 32 feet with a length of 144 feet. Maximum discharge is 11160 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 142 acre feet. Normal storage is 142 acre feet. It drains an area of 100 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Junction Falls

5 miles from Junction FallsPowell Falls 6 miles from Junction FallsCernohous Detention Basin 9 miles from Junction FallsCouwette Group Pond 11 miles from Junction FallsLock and Dam #2 11 miles from Junction FallsVermillion River 11 miles from Junction FallsLake Saint Croix 12 miles from Junction FallsLock and Dam No 3 12 miles from Junction FallsLock and Dam #3 13 miles from Junction FallsBay City Structure No. 1 15 miles from Junction FallsLower Power 15 miles from Junction FallsWelch 16 miles from Junction FallsLittle Falls 19 miles from Junction FallsLake Elmo Regional Park 19 miles from Junction FallsBass Lake 19 miles from Junction FallsEau Galle Flood Control Project

 

 

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