The Mississippi River extends through much of the central United States and is the largest river system in North America. Lock and Dam 8 is located in a bluff-lined valley on the Upper Mississippi River approximately 0.5 mile south of Genoa, Wisconsin, between Vernon County, Wisconsin and Houston County, Minnesota on river mile (RM) 679.2. Lock and Dam 8 is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-St. Paul District. Symbiotics LLC is proposing the development of a hydroelectric power production facility at Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 8 near Genoa, Wisconsin. The facility would be located immediately downstream from Lock and Dam No. 8 at River Mile 679.2.