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Coon Creek 31 Dam, Wisconsin
Coon Creek 31 Dam on Tr Coon Creek in Wisconsin.
Open in BirdTrout43.78182, -90.87715 · Monroe County · NID WI00367. Tap the map to open this water in the live app.
What the runs do here
Tr Coon Creek 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
- Owner
- Monroe County Local Government
- Purpose
- Flood Risk Reduction, Debris Control
- Completed
- 1961
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 36 ft
- Length
- 280 ft
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 22 ft wide
- Storage
- 46 acre-ft · 2 acre pool
- Drainage
- 1 sq mi
- Condition
- Fair · Low hazard potential
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
- Coon Creek 0.0 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 | 14.0 mi | 55.9 °F | 46 cfs |
| La Crosse River @ Cnty Trunk Highwy Bb Nr Tomah,wi | 16.9 mi | 56.3 °F | 76 cfs |
| Stillwell Creek at Yard Road near Tomah, WI | 18.0 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
- Espe Pond Fishing Stations 6.4 mi · walk in · Espe Pond
- Jersey Valley Lake Fishing Pier 7.4 mi · walk in · Jersey Valley 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
- The Driftless Angler 15.5 mi · Viroqua
- American Outfitters 18.8 mi
- Tri State Bait & Tackle 21.4 mi · La Crescent
- River n Ridge Outdoors 33.6 mi · +15635384188