$24,000,000!!!
is the current price tag the City Council intends to spend to remove
Junction falls Dam.
The decision to remove a productive, safe, revenue generating, hydro-electric dam, in order to create an over-priced fishing hole for anglers, is wasteful and ill-conceived.
River Fall has an amazing history of creating its own electricity through a community owned AND operated hydroelectric dam. An extremely rare combination, which sets us apart from others. The Junction Falls Dam creates green, clean, renewable and sustainable energy, which the residents of River Falls do not have to buy from or rely upon anyone else to obtain.
Yet the City Council plans to spend $24,000,000 to remove Junction Falls Dam.
Junction Falls hydroelectric dam creates Lake George. A pedestrian lake less than one block from our historic downtown district. The trail around Lake George was recently voted the No. 1 outdoor activity for River Falls residents and guests.
We say “NO” to Dam removal.
Please take your time and wander through the Friends of Lake George website. Tucked inside is River Falls history, how hydroelectric dams work, and a look at the biodiversity of water-life in Lake George and throughout the Kinni River corridor.
If we don’t provide you with the information you are looking for, do not hesitate to send us an email. info@FriendsofLakeGeorge.org.
We are excited that you have chosen to take the time to visit our website and hope you take away some very useful information. But we won’t be coy . . we hope that you come away with insight to join us in our mission to keep our hydroelectricity in River Falls, and continue to enjoy Lake George.
PLEASE CONTACT US AT — info@FriendsofLakeGeorge.org
About the picture above
This picture was taken before the current hydroelectric dam, the Junction Falls Dam, was built. The initial rock crib and timber dam was built in the summer of 1900. Critics of the dam wrongly market that there is a 20’ waterfall behind Junction Falls Dam. One only need look at his picture, before the dam was built, to know that the Critics are misinformed.
There are no “hidden falls” behind Junction Falls Dam.
All waterfalls you see in this picture are visible today, in front of Junction Falls Dam. Please read on.