Saint Croix Falls Dam facts for kids

Dam, as seen from a hiking trail viewpoint at Wisconsin Interstate State Park.

Saint Croix Falls Dam, also known as St. Croix Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric dam in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The only dam on the St. Croix River, it is operated by Xcel Energy. The Nevers Dam, 11 miles up river, was used by loggers before it was badly damaged by flooding in 1954 and demolished by the company that owned it the following year.

Stereoscopic photograph of the Dalles of the Vermillion by Benjamin Franklin Upton

A saying in the area is "We once had a mill by the dam site, but we now only have a dam by the mill site."

History

It began service in 1905. The dam had record flows during April 2001.