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Saint
Croix River Information
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St. Croix River and Its Watershed
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The St. Croix River is a sixth-order steam draining a
20,018
km2 area in east-central Minnesota and northwestern
Wisconsin.
The 276 km mainstream includes a 1,889 ha natural lake at its mouth and
two
small reservoirs created by the 3.7 m high Gordon Dam and the 18 m high
St.
Croix Falls Dam. Historically, the St. Croix River has hosted 110
species
of fish representing 24 families. There are 39 mussel species in the
basin.
In 1968, with the enactment of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act,
165
km of the St. Croix River became one of the first eight rivers to
become
part of the National Wild and Scenic River way system. In 1972, 87 km
of
the lower St. Croix River were added to the system. |
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