Hydroelectric Dams in Michigan

Michigan has 93 hydroelectric dams, of which 52 carry a high hazard classification. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Victoria	Ontonagon	210	High	Satisfactory	1930
2	Forestville ( Dam 2 )	Marquette	130	High	Satisfactory	1912
3	Ludington	Mason	110	High	Fair	1973
4	Hardy	Newaygo	106	High	Fair	1931
5	Peavy Falls	Iron	96	High	Satisfactory	1943
6	Hodenpyl	Wexford	90	High	Fair	1925
7	Tippy	Manistee	82	High	Satisfactory	1918
8	Sturgeon River Dam	Dickinson	80	Undetermined	Not Rated	1924
9	Brule	Iron	79	High	Satisfactory	1919
10	Michigamme Falls	Iron	72	High	Satisfactory	1953
11	Prickett Intake & Powerhouse	Baraga	69	High	Satisfactory	1931
12	Little Quinnesec Falls Dam	Dickinson	65	High	Not Rated	1916
13	Hoist	Marquette	65	High	Satisfactory	1941
14	Mc Clure	Marquette	64	High	Satisfactory	1919
15	Alcona	Alcona	60	High	Fair	1924
16	Secord Dam	Gladwin	57	High	Unsatisfactory	1925
17	Foote	Iosco	51	High	Satisfactory	1918
18	Tower	Cheboygan	50	Low	Satisfactory	1918
19	Cooke	Iosco	50	High	Fair	1912
20	Escanaba No 4 Boney Falls	Delta	49	High	Fair	1920
21	Chalk Hill	Menominee	48	High	Satisfactory	1927
22	Kleber	Cheboygan	46	Low	Satisfactory	1948
23	Croton	Newaygo	46	High	Satisfactory	1907
24	Hemlock Falls	Iron	45	Low	Satisfactory	1953
25	Ford Lake	Washtenaw	45	High	Satisfactory	1932
26	Fallasburg Dam	Kent	44	High	Satisfactory	1903
27	Norway Point	Alpena	43	High	Fair	1924
28	Rogers	Mecosta	43	High	Fair	1906
29	Five Channels	Iosco	42	High	Fair	1912
30	Cascade	Kent	41	High	Satisfactory	1927
31	Loud	Iosco	40	High	Fair	1913
32	Bond Falls Control Dam	Ontonagon	40	High	Satisfactory	1938
33	Kingsford	Dickinson	38	Low	Fair	1924
34	Mio	Oscoda	38	High	Satisfactory	1917
35	French Landing	Wayne	38	High	Satisfactory	1924
36	Boyne River	Charlevoix	37	Low	Satisfactory	1904
37	Sturgeon Falls	Dickinson	37	Significant	Satisfactory	1905
38	Berrien Springs Dam	Berrien	36	High	Satisfactory	1908
39	Saxon Falls	Gogebic	35	Low	Satisfactory	1912
40	Superior Dam	Washtenaw	35	High	Satisfactory	1919
41	Tourist Park (marquette Dam 3)	Marquette	34	High	Satisfactory	1924
42	Webber	Ionia	33	High	Fair	1907
43	La Barge	Kent	32	High	Poor	1901
44	Ada	Kent	32	Low	Satisfactory	1926
45	Escanaba No 1 Dam	Delta	31	Low	Not Rated	1907
46	Hart Lake	Oceana	31	Low	Satisfactory	1927
47	Allegan	Allegan	30	Low	Satisfactory	1936
48	Cataract Hydroelectric	Marquette	30	Low	Satisfactory	1929
49	Silver Lake Main Dam	Marquette	30	High	Satisfactory	1912
50	Constantine	St. Joseph	30	High	Satisfactory	1873
51	Escanaba No 3	Delta	29	High	Satisfactory	1919
52	Lower Menominee River Dam	Menominee	29	High	Not Rated	1924
53	Lower Paint	Iron	28	Low	Satisfactory	1952
54	Four Mile Dam	Alpena	27	High	Satisfactory	1902
55	Morrow	Kalamazoo	26	High	Satisfactory	1941
56	Crystal Falls	Iron	25	Low	Satisfactory	1903
57	Sturgis	St. Joseph	25	High	Poor	1913
58	Ninth Street	Alpena	24	High	Fair	1910
59	Menominee	Menominee	24	Low	Satisfactory	1924
60	Buchanan	Berrien	23	High	Satisfactory	1895
61	White's Bridge	Ionia	23	Low	Satisfactory	1935
62	Mottville	St. Joseph	23	High	Fair	1920
63	Menasha Dam	Allegan	22	High	Poor	1886
64	French Paper Company Dam	Berrien	22	Low	Not Rated	1887
65	Golden Lotus Dam	Otsego	22	Low	Satisfactory	1955
66	Elk Rapids	Antrim	21	Low	Satisfactory	1916
67	Cheboygan	Cheboygan	21	High	Fair	1922
68	St Louis	Gratiot	21	Significant	Satisfactory	1901
69	Upper South Dam	Alpena	20	Low	Satisfactory	1930
70	Riley Dam	Branch	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1923
71	Beaverton	Gladwin	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1919
72	Hubbardston	Ionia	20	Low		1860
73	Alverno	Cheboygan	19	Low	Satisfactory	1902
74	Irving	Barry	18	Low	Satisfactory	1939
75	Smithville	Eaton	17	Low	Satisfactory	1913
76	Hillman	Montmorency	16	Low	Satisfactory	1895
77	Three Rivers	St. Joseph	16	High	Satisfactory	1917
78	Au Train South Levee	Alger	15	High	Poor	1910
79	Middleville	Barry	15	Low	Satisfactory	1940
80	Mix	Eaton	15	Low	Satisfactory	1910
81	Belding	Ionia	15	Low	Satisfactory	1906
82	Portland	Ionia	15	Low	Satisfactory	1919
83	Way Dike D	Iron	15	High	Satisfactory	1941
84	Sucker Creek Dam	Ontonagon	15	Low	Satisfactory
85	Bellevue Mill Dam	Eaton	14	Low	Satisfactory	1854
86	Fawn River Mill Dam	St. Joseph	14	Low	Not Rated	1830
87	French Hydro	Berrien	13	Low	Satisfactory	1914
88	Sterner Dam	Ionia	13	Low	Not Rated	1921
89	Centreville Dam	St. Joseph	13	Low	Fair	1890
90	Perrin Dam No 2	Calhoun	12	High	Satisfactory	1893
91	Hubbard Lake Dam	Alpena	11	Low	Not Rated	1890
92	Adamsville Hydroelectric Dam	Cass	11	High	Satisfactory	1865
93	White Rapids Left Causeway	Menominee	7	Low	Satisfactory	1927

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