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Willow Reservoir
Willow Reservoir is located in Wisconsin
Willow Reservoir
Willow Reservoir
Location in Wisconsin
Willow Reservoir is located in the United States
Willow Reservoir
Willow Reservoir
Location in the United States
Location Oneida County, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°43′07″N 89°52′55″W / 45.718611°N 89.881944°W / 45.718611; -89.881944
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Tomahawk River, Willow River and Swampsauger Creek
Basin countries United States
Surface area 6,306 acres (2,552 ha)
Max. depth 30 ft (9.1 m)
Water volume 64,644 acre⋅ft (79,737,000 m3)
Shore length1 79.2 mi (127.5 km)
Surface elevation 1,522 ft (464 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Willow Reservoir or Willow Flowage is an artificial lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin formed by a dam on the Tomahawk River. The dam and reservoir level are controlled by the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company as part of regulating the overall flow of the upper Wisconsin River. When full, Willow Reservoir has a surface area of 6306 acres.

Other major inflows to the Willow Reservoir are the Willow River and Swampsauger Creek.

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