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Angelo Dam, Wisconsin
Angelo Dam on the La Crosse River in Wisconsin.
Open in BirdTrout43.96841, -90.7756 · Monroe County · NID WI01109. Tap the map to open this water in the live app.
What the runs do here
La Crosse River carries no anadromous run on our corridor map, so this page makes no claim about salmon or steelhead at this dam. What it sits on is coldwater — resident trout water — and the section below says which classification says so.
The structure
- Purpose
- Hydroelectric
- Completed
- 1920
- Height
- 20 ft
- Length
- 616 ft
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Storage
- 450 acre-ft · 52 acre pool
- Condition
- Satisfactory · Low hazard potential
- Status
- Normal Operations
From the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Hazard potential is a downstream-consequence classification, not a statement about the structure's condition.
The water above and below
- La Crosse River 0.01 mi from the dam · Class II · wild supplemented (WDNR) · typed Cold
- Silver Creek 0.39 mi from the dam · Class I · wild (WDNR) · typed Cold
Coldwater designation is the state's own classification. A dam sits on one river and this list is every designated reach within a mile and a half of it, so a tributary mouth shows up here too.
Water right now
| Gauge | Distance | Temp | Flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek at State Highway 21 near Angelo, WI | 0.5 mi | 55.9 °F | 46 cfs |
| La Crosse River @ Cnty Trunk Highwy Bb Nr Tomah,wi | 3.4 mi | 56.3 °F | 76 cfs |
| Stillwell Creek at Yard Road near Tomah, WI | 5.2 mi | 55.9 °F | 2 cfs |
Live from USGS. A gauge miles away is a gauge miles away — the distance column is there so you can discount it. A hydro dam's releases move the flow below it on a schedule the gauge sees and this page does not.
Getting to it
- Memorial Park Recreation Area 2.0 mi · canoe launch · Perch Lake
- Pearch Lake Fishing Pier 2.2 mi · walk in · Perch Lake
Public access sites near the dam, straight-line distance. A dam itself is private property unless its owner says otherwise; these are the places the state lists as open.
Fly shops nearby
- American Outfitters 5.6 mi
- Tri State Bait & Tackle 27.7 mi · La Crescent
- The Driftless Angler 29.0 mi · Viroqua