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Tomorrow River Dam

Portage County, Wisconsin

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Spillway

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2009

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BH Photo #142646

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Facts 

Overview
Dam over Tomorrow River onMinneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Spur
Location
Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
A dam was built here in 1858 to power a feed mill
Railroads
- Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (SOO)
- Rail-to-trail
Design
Dam
Also called
Amherst Dam
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.45140, -89.28279   (decimal degrees)
44°27'05" N, 89°16'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/318371/4924545 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Amherst
Inventory number
BH 43009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amherst, Wisconsin (7)
Dam (45)
Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (24)
Open to pedestrians (4,001)
Portage County, Wisconsin (14)
Rail-to-trail (1,452)
Railroad (15,049)
Tomorrow River/Waupaca River (6)
Wisconsin (1,417)

Update Log 

  • August 5, 2019: New photos from Bruce Oldenberg
  • December 30, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added railroad info
  • July 15, 2009: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Bruce Oldenberg
  • Luke

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