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Prairie du Sac Dam
Aerial view of the Prairie du Sac Dam taken during a June 2008 flood.
Prairie du Sac Dam is located in Wisconsin
Prairie du Sac Dam
Location in Wisconsin
LocationNorth of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°18′36″N 89°43′31″W / 43.3101°N 89.7253°W / 43.3101; -89.7253
PurposePower
Construction beganJanuary 1911
Opening dateSeptember 1914
Designed byDaniel W. Mead
Operator(s)Alliant Energy
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsWisconsin River
Height50 ft (15 m)
Length3,247 ft (990 m)[1]
Reservoir
CreatesLake Wisconsin
Total capacity193,200 acre⋅ft (0.2383 km3)[1]
Power Station
Installed capacity31 MW

The Prairie du Sac Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Wisconsin River just north of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by Alliant Energy.[2] The dam forms Lake Wisconsin. It is the last dam on the Wisconsin River before its confluence with the Mississippi River about 92 miles (148 km) downstream, and it marks the upper end of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Inventory of Dams". nid.sec.usace.army.mil. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Hydro Energy". www.alliantenergy.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Lower Wisconsin State Riverway". dnr.wisconsin.gov. Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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