Wisconsin Tore Down a Dam Built in 1843 — A Dead River Came Back to Life In Months

Wisconsin Tore Down a Dam Built in 1843 — A Dead River Came Back to Life In Months Wisconsin spent over a century strangling one of its wildest rivers behind a chain of mill dams. When the town of Baraboo finally tore them down, locals were convinced the water would vanish. Instead, the river came roaring back, faster than anyone believed possible, and became the longest restored free-flowing river in America. This is the story of the Baraboo. Sources River Alliance of Wisconsin – Dam Removal: https://wisconsinrivers.org/dam-removal/ Wisconsin DNR – Dam Removal & Abandonment: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/dams/... Wisconsin DNR – Baraboo River Crew: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishi... Sand County Foundation – Baraboo River Restoration: https://sandcountyfoundation.org/abou... Carleton College SERC – La Valle Dam Removal Study: https://serc.carleton.edu/vignettes/c... Madison.com – Five Years Later, Ecosystem Restored: https://madison.com/news/local/five-y... American Rivers – Twenty Years of Dam Removal Successes: https://www.americanrivers.org/2019/0... UW–Madison News – Deconstructing Dams: https://news.wisc.edu/deconstructing-... Friends of the Baraboo River – River History: https://friendsoftheboo.org/river-his... Wikipedia – Baraboo River: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baraboo...