Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area
Water Levels

Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company (CFIC) is a private corporation created by the legislature in 1911 [see s. 182.71 Wis. Stats. [PDF exit DNR]], for the purpose of building, maintaining, and operating dams and reservoirs on the Chippewa and Flambeau Rivers and their tributaries. The law directs the Company to produce as nearly a uniform flow of water as practicable in the Chippewa and Flambeau Rivers, by storing in reservoirs surplus water for discharge when the water supply is low, to improve the usefulness of the rivers for all public purposes, and to reduce flood damage.

CFIC constructed the Turtle Dam creating the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage in 1926 and they continue to own and operate the dam as directed by state statute. A Memorandum of Understanding [PDF 2MB] between CFIC and the Department of Natural Resources guides dam operations.

Current Conditions

Current conditions reporting will now be available on the Xcel Energy website [exit DNR]. Below you will find historical data.

See Also

• s. 182.71 Wis. Stats. The Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company [PDF exit DNR]
• Summary of water levels 1984 through 2007 [PDF 521KB]
• Summary of water levels mid-July through end-of-year 2008 [PDF 170KB]
• Summary of water levels for 2009 [PDF 146KB]
• Summary of water levels for 2010 [PDF 124KB]