Property Record
8901 COUNTY HIGHWAY F
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Indianford Dam |
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| Other Name: | Indianford Dam |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 87986 |
| Location (Address): | 8901 COUNTY HIGHWAY F |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Fulton |
| Unincorporated Community: | Indianford |
| Town: | 4 |
| Range: | 12 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 21 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1845 |
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| Additions: | 1917 1984 1965 1931 |
| Survey Date: | 199720132016 |
| Historic Use: | dam/lock |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2013: The Indianford Dam, built in 1917, spans the Rock River in the unincorporated community of Indianford, just south of the bridge that carries CTH F across the river. The dam includes a 42-foot slide gate section with six gates near the east bank, and a 227-foot concrete fixed-crest spillway. The east bank consists of an earth embankment covered with riprap, while the west bank consists of a 75-foot concrete dogleg. The powerhouse is located on the west bank (see AHI #84172). 2016: Property unchanged since last surveyed. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |