Recreation Dams in Michigan

Michigan has 691 recreation dams, of which 69 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Sessions Creek Dam	Ionia	66	Significant	Satisfactory	1981
2	Groveland Dam #8	Dickinson	60	Low	Fair	1977
3	Carp River Dam	Marquette	60	High	Satisfactory	1942
4	Edenville Dam	Gladwin	57	High	Unsatisfactory	1924
5	Carp Intake Dam	Marquette	57	High	Satisfactory	1912
6	Redridge Dam	Houghton	50	Significant	Fair	1902
7	Forest Lake Dam	Arenac	48	Significant	Satisfactory	1971
8	Brown Bridge Dam	Grand Traverse	46	High	Not Rated	1921
9	Rainbow Lake Dam	Gratiot	46	Significant	Satisfactory	1962
10	Meeuwenberg Dam	Leelanau	42	High	Satisfactory	1968
11	Lake Isabella Dam	Isabella	41	High	Satisfactory	1967
12	Holloway Dam	Genesee	38	High	Satisfactory	1954
13	Smallwood Dam	Gladwin	36	High	Unsatisfactory	1925
14	Lake Lancer Dam	Gladwin	36	High	Satisfactory	1976
15	Sanford Dam	Midland	36	High	Unsatisfactory	1925
16	Lake Doster Dam	Allegan	34	High	Satisfactory	1962
17	Sabin Dam	Grand Traverse	34	High	Satisfactory	1906
18	Clarkston Dam	Oakland	34	High	Satisfactory	1900
19	Traver Lake Dam #5	Washtenaw	34	Low	Not Rated	1971
20	Cornwall Creek Dam	Cheboygan	33	High	Poor	1966
21	Kearsley Dam	Genesee	33	Significant	Satisfactory	1929
22	Little Rainbow Lake Dam	Gratiot	33	Low	Satisfactory	1972
23	Lake Columbia Dam	Jackson	33	Low	Satisfactory	1961
24	Minnawanna Dam	Lapeer	33	Significant	Satisfactory	1963
25	Chappel Dam	Gladwin	32	High	Satisfactory	1910
26	Lower Stony Lake Dam	Macomb	32	High	Satisfactory	1961
27	Lake Ogemaw Dam	Ogemaw	32	Significant	Satisfactory	1964
28	Lake Somerset Dam	Hillsdale	31	Significant	Satisfactory	1968
29	Fords Dam	St. Clair	31	Low	Satisfactory	1930
30	Tyler Dam	Washtenaw	31	Significant	Satisfactory	1942
31	Trowbridge Dam	Allegan	30	High	Poor	1899
32	Lower Crystal Lake Dam	Barry	30	Low	Satisfactory	1970
33	Sleepy Dam	Houghton	30	Low	Not Rated
34	Mansfield Club Dam	Ogemaw	30	Low	Satisfactory	1965
35	Hartenstene Dam	St. Joseph	30	Low	Satisfactory	1912
36	Grass Lake Level Control Structure	Kent	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1973
37	Lake Lapeer Lake Level Control Structure	Lapeer	29	Significant	Satisfactory	1969
38	Newburgh Dam	Wayne	29	High	Satisfactory	1933
39	Chikaming Springs Farm Dam	Berrien	28	Low	Fair	1968
40	Jung Dam	Clare	28	Low	Satisfactory	2013
41	Johnson Dam	Lapeer	28	Low	Not Rated	1978
42	Lake Hudson Dam	Lenawee	28	Low	Satisfactory	1972
43	Buckhorn Creek Dam	Mecosta	28	Low	Not Rated	1900
44	Geddes Dam	Washtenaw	28	High	Fair	1920
45	Gene's Pond Dam	Dickinson	27	Low	Satisfactory	1973
46	Duncan Dam	Isabella	27	Low	Satisfactory	1967
47	Lake Le-ann North Dam	Jackson	27	Significant	Satisfactory	1961
48	Henson Dam	Lapeer	27	Low	Satisfactory	1999
49	Holiday Lake Dam	Oceana	27	High	Satisfactory	1971
50	Flowage Lake Dam	Ogemaw	27	Significant	Satisfactory	1997
51	Maple Lake Dam	Van Buren	27	High	Fair	1908
52	Ford Manchester Dam	Washtenaw	27	High	Fair	1940
53	Wilcox Dam	Wayne	27	High	Satisfactory	1933
54	Rotman Dam	Allegan	26	Low	Satisfactory	2008
55	Ford Dam	Baraga	26	High	Satisfactory	1936
56	Thunder Hole Dam	Clinton	26	Low	Satisfactory	1966
57	Richard J Trepanier Dam	Dickinson	26	Low	Not Rated	1983
58	Cambria Mill Pond Dam	Hillsdale	26	Low	Satisfactory	1890
59	Heron Dam	Oakland	26	High	Fair	1969
60	Seven Lakes Addition Dam	Oakland	26	Low	Satisfactory	1970
61	Mandeville Dam	Ogemaw	26	Low	Satisfactory	1989
62	Cedar River Dam	Antrim	25	High	Satisfactory	1890
63	Jelinek Dam	Berrien	25	Low	Not Rated	1956
64	Big Creek Dam	Crawford	25	Low	Satisfactory	1964
65	Forest Dunes Lake Dam	Crawford	25	Low	Satisfactory	1999
66	Dills Dam	Eaton	25	Low	Not Rated	1968
67	Gerhard Dam	Grand Traverse	25	Low	Satisfactory	1960
68	Springville Mill Dam	Lenawee	25	Significant	Fair	1952
69	Addison Mill Pond Dam	Lenawee	25	High	Fair	1837
70	Brebner Dam	Marquette	25	Significant	Not Rated	1969
71	Lower Trout Lake Dam	Oakland	25	Low	Fair	1963
72	Ford Dam #3 (hubbell Pond)	Oakland	25	Significant	Satisfactory	1939
73	Upper Silver Lake Dam	Oceana	25	High	Satisfactory	1964
74	Tomahawk Creek Flooding Dam	Presque Isle	25	Low	Satisfactory	1965
75	Lionel Wensley Dam	Sanilac	25	Low	Satisfactory	1971
76	Manistique Papers Dam	Schoolcraft	25	High	Poor	1919
77	Van Dragt's Dam	Allegan	24	Low	Not Rated	1963
78	Sixmile Creek Pond Dam	Baraga	24	Low	Not Rated	1965
79	Lake Victoria Dam	Clinton	24	Low	Satisfactory	1961
80	Schmucker Creek Dam	Huron	24	Low	Not Rated	1967
81	Smyrna Milling Company Dam	Ionia	24	Low	Not Rated	1908
82	Rugg Pond Dam	Kalkaska	24	High	Fair	1904
83	Grand Rapids West Side Dam	Kent	24	High	Not Rated	1917
84	Beaver Lake Dam	Lapeer	24	Significant	Satisfactory	1960
85	Upper Stony Lake Dam	Macomb	24	High	Satisfactory	1961
86	Pettibone Creek Dam No 2	Oakland	24	Low	Not Rated	1938
87	Ella Lee Lake Dam	Washtenaw	24	Low	Not Rated	1930
88	Phoenix Dam	Wayne	24	High	Satisfactory	1920
89	Ceresco Dam	Calhoun	23	Low	Not Rated	1906
90	Boyne Falls Dam	Charlevoix	23	Significant	Satisfactory
91	East Jordan Dam	Charlevoix	23	Significant	Fair	1900
92	Wildwood Lake Dam	Cheboygan	23	High	Satisfactory	1962
93	Heil Dam	Gladwin	23	Low	Unsatisfactory	1970
94	Mayfield Electric Light Plant Dam	Grand Traverse	23	Significant	Not Rated	1873
95	Weatherwood Dam	Hillsdale	23	Low	Satisfactory	1970
96	Toledo Boy Scouts Dam	Hillsdale	23	Low	Fair	1967
97	Lake Le-ann South Dam	Hillsdale	23	Low	Satisfactory	1960
98	Lower Dam	Houghton	23	Low	Fair	1965
99	Lake Connamara Dam	Lake	23	Low	Poor	1970
100	Hamlin Lake Dam	Mason	23	High	Satisfactory	1913

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