EAU CLAIRE – With Wisconsin’s fishing season opening Saturday, May 2, Xcel Energy is reminding anglers, boaters and other outdoor enthusiasts to use caution around dams and hydroelectric facilities.

WHITING, Wis. (WSAW) - The owner and operator of five hydroelectric dams on the Wisconsin River has temporarily lowered the water level upstream of the Whiting Dam to safely repair a mechanical issue.

Wisconsin is seeing more frequent dam failures in another sign that the storms blowing through the state are growing stronger. Wisconsin recorded 34 dam failures from 2000 through 2023, the ...

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW)- Xcel Energy is urging anglers and boaters to use caution around dams and hydroelectric facilities as Wisconsin's fishing season opens Saturday. Boating or recreating near a dam can ...

WHITING – The Wisconsin River will remain low for the next several weeks as the Consolidated Water Power Company continues to make repairs at the Whiting dam. CWPCo started the temporary drawdown of ...