The Jim Falls Hydroelectric Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Chippewa River by Jim Falls, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by Xcel Energy. The dam forms Old Abe Lake. It is one of the six hydroelectric dams on the Chippewa River, the others are in Holcombe, Cornell, Wissota, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire.[2][3]
| Jim Falls Hydroelectric Dam | |
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| Location | Chippewa County, Wisconsin, US |
| Coordinates | 45°03′04″N 91°16′27″W / 45.0512°N 91.2741°W |
| Purpose | Hydroelectric power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1923 |
| Owner(s) | Northern States Power Company Xcel Energy subsidiary |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Length | 8,700 ft (2,700 m) |
| Spillway type | 13 Tainter gates[1] |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Northern States Power Company |
| Turbines | 3 Kaplan-type |
| Installed capacity | 3x16.2 MW 600 KW spillway |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Californian, Salinas. "Jim Falls in Chippewa County, WI". Salinas Californian. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "Jim Falls License Summary Final" (PDF). rms.memberclicks.net. 2017-08-21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "Wisconsin Repository of Dams". data-wi-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.