Fertile Mill Dam

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River/Stream: Winnebago River

Location: Fertile, Worth County
        Latitude: 43.263797
        Longitude: -93.421777
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Built: 1857

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Photo by Gordon Greif

Owner: Worth County Conservation Board

Height: 11 feet

Length: 114 feet

Hazards: visibility, height, usage

Comments: adjacent to county park.

Fatalities 2

  • July 26, 2010 - James Thompson while attempting to move a log stuck at the top of the dam
  • June 10, 2001 - Anthony James Abrahamson, floated back into dam hydraulic while tubing
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