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byproducts of the paper mills. To repair the ecological damage from this toxic waste, there has been a widespread effort to clean the Fox River. Dredging of the chemicals in the river began on April 28, 2009 and capping started soon after during the summer of 2009. The cleaning project concluded in
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Since the late 19th century, dredging of river bottom sediments has been done to allow large ships to enter the Fox River. The contaminated sediment has been used since the 1960s to fill local wetlands, causing adverse effects on wildlife and plants. After 1978 it was used to develop an off-shore
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drains an area of about 6,429 square miles (16,650 km). The Fox had an average annual discharge of 5,200 ft/s (150 m/s) into Green Bay. The highest recorded flow on the Fox near its mouth was 33,800 ft/s (957 m/s) on June 3, 1990.
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Appleton was the first Edison hydroelectric station and one of the first in the world. It was put into service in 1882 within the building of the Appleton Paper and Pulp Company.
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Wisconsin filed suit on October 14, 2010, against nine paper companies and two municipalities for their failure to pay for PCB cleanup actions. The companies named in the suit were
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were built along the river to harness its abundant water power. During the 1860s, as
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Park System. The trailhead is in the city of Green Bay where 7 miles (11 km) of paved trail follow the Fox River south through the city of
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103:Physical characteristics
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772:and dams on the Fox and the
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832:Environmental issues
484:Lake Butte des Morts
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1948:(pop. over 500,000)
1801:Tourist attractions
1600:FoxRiverTrail.com.
1249:Dieterle, Richard.
1143:Tayco Street Bridge
1141:The museum for the
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