Jersey City Flowage
| Jersey City Flowage | |
|---|---|
 Jersey City Dam with flowage seen through the gate opening | |
  Jersey City Flowage  Jersey City Flowage | |
| Location | Lincoln County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45°29′30″N 89°45′01″W / 45.491636°N 89.750139°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 423 acres (171 ha) |
| Max. depth | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Water volume | 1,794 acre⋅ft (2,213,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 13.4 mi (21.6 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,437 ft (438 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Jersey City Flowage is an artificial lake on the Tomahawk River, located about one mile above the confluence with the Wisconsin River in Tomahawk, Wisconsin.[1] The dam and the flow are controlled by the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company. The dam was originally built in 1910 to provide power for a tannery.[2] Jersey City Flowage is a 423 acre lake located in Lincoln County. It has a maximum depth of 20 feet.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jersey City Flowage". Wisconsin DNR Lakes. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Jones, George; et al. (1924). History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin. Minneapolis: H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Co. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Jersey City Flowage". dnr.wi.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
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