Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company
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The Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company is a private corporation headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin. Its primary function is to manage the flow of the Wisconsin River. The company stores and releases water to support hydroelectric power plants, which compensate the company for this service. This regulation of the river's flow is crucial for consistent power generation and other uses along the Wisconsin River, which flows 430 miles from northern Wisconsin to the Mississippi River.12
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