Tallest Dams in Michigan

Michigan has 1019 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Victoria at 210 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Victoria	Ontonagon	210	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1930
2	Empire Mine Tailings Basin Dam	Marquette	163	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1975
3	Forestville ( Dam 2 )	Marquette	130	Arch	Hydroelectric	High	1912
4	Gribben Tailings Basin Dam	Marquette	115	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1977
5	Ludington	Mason	110	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1973
6	Hardy	Newaygo	106	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1931
7	Tilden Recirculation Basin	Marquette	100	Earth	Water Supply	High	1973
8	Peavy Falls	Iron	96	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1943
9	Republic Mine Tailings Pond Dams	Marquette	91	Earth	Tailings	Low	1960
10	Empire Mine Tertiary Pond Dam	Marquette	90	Earth	Other	Low	1975
11	Hodenpyl	Wexford	90	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1925
12	Tippy	Manistee	82	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1918
13	Sturgeon River Dam	Dickinson	80	Gravity	Hydroelectric	Undetermined	1924
14	Brule	Iron	79	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1919
15	White Pine Mine North Tailings Dam #2	Ontonagon	75	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1971
16	Michigamme Falls	Iron	72	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1953
17	Copper Range Company Dam	Ontonagon	70	Earth	Tailings	Undetermined	1958
18	Prickett Intake & Powerhouse	Baraga	69	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1931
19	Sessions Creek Dam	Ionia	66	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1981
20	Little Quinnesec Falls Dam	Dickinson	65	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1916
21	Hoist	Marquette	65	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1941
22	Clymers Basin Dam	Presque Isle	65	Earth	Tailings	Low	1999
23	Mc Clure	Marquette	64	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1919
24	Alcona	Alcona	60	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1924
25	Groveland Dam #8	Dickinson	60	Earth	Recreation	Low	1977
26	Greenwood Reservoir Dam	Marquette	60	Earth	Water Supply	Significant	1973
27	Carp River Dam	Marquette	60	Arch	Recreation	High	1942
28	Secord Dam	Gladwin	57	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1925
29	Edenville Dam	Gladwin	57	Earth	Recreation	High	1924
30	Carp Intake Dam	Marquette	57	Concrete	Recreation	High	1912
31	Schweitzer Dam	Marquette	54	Concrete	Water Supply	Significant	1962
32	Empire Mine Expanded Tertiary Dam	Marquette	52	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1985
33	Foote	Iosco	51	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1918
34	Tower	Cheboygan	50	Gravity	Hydroelectric	Low	1918
35	Redridge Dam	Houghton	50	Timber Crib	Recreation	Significant	1902
36	Cooke	Iosco	50	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1912
37	Michigan Limestone Tailings Dam	Presque Isle	50	Earth	Tailings	Low	1969
38	Escanaba No 4 Boney Falls	Delta	49	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1920
39	Forest Lake Dam	Arenac	48	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1971
40	Chalk Hill	Menominee	48	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1927
41	Kleber	Cheboygan	46	Gravity	Hydroelectric	Low	1948
42	Brown Bridge Dam	Grand Traverse	46	Earth	Recreation	High	1921
43	Rainbow Lake Dam	Gratiot	46	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1962
44	Croton	Newaygo	46	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1907
45	Hemlock Falls	Iron	45	Concrete	Hydroelectric	Low	1953
46	Ford Lake	Washtenaw	45	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1932
47	Fallasburg Dam	Kent	44	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1903
48	Norway Point	Alpena	43	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1924
49	Rogers	Mecosta	43	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1906
50	Five Channels	Iosco	42	Gravity	Hydroelectric	High	1912

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