| Jim Falls Hydroelectric Dam | |
| Location: | Chippewa County, Wisconsin, US |
| Coordinates: | 45.0512°N -91.2741°W |
| Purpose: | Hydroelectric power |
| Status: | Operational |
| Opening: | 1923 |
| Owner: | Northern States Power Company Xcel Energy subsidiary |
| Dam Height: | 65feet |
| Dam Length: | 8700feet |
| Spillway Type: | 13 Tainter gates[1] |
| Plant Operator: | Northern States Power Company |
| Plant Turbines: | 3 Kaplan-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 3x16.2 MW 600 KW spillway |
The Jim Falls Hydroelectric Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Chippewa River by Jim Falls, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by Xcel Energy. The dam forms Old Abe Lake. It is one of the six hydroelectric dams on the Chippewa River, the others are in Holcombe, Cornell, Wissota, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire.[2] [3]