Redridge Dam

About Redridge Dam

The primary purpose of Redridge Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Stanton Township (local government). It impounds the Salmon Trout River near Redridge.

The dam stands 50 feet tall and stretches 228 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 74 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 1,480 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 35 square miles. Completed in 1902, the structure is over a century old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 05/19/2014. That was over 11 years ago.

At 50 feet, this dam is taller than 93% of dams nationwide.

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