List of dams and reservoirs in Michigan facts for kids

Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Michigan.

Major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m³), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m³).

Dams and reservoirs in Michigan

Croton Dam powerhouse

White Rapids Dam, Menominee River

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• Alcona Dam, Alcona Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Beaverton Dam, Ross Lake (Tobacco River), City of Beaverton
• Big Quinnesec Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Menominee River, Wisconsin Electric Power Company
• Cleveland-Cliffs Basin, AU Train River
• Cooke Dam, Cooke Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Croton Dam, Croton Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Crystal Falls Dam and Power Plant, unnamed reservoir on the Paint River, City of Crystal Falls
• Edenville Dam, Lake Wixom on Tittabawassee River, Gladwin County, Hydro Power
• Edison Sault Power Canal, St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario), Lake Superior
• Five Channels Dam, Five Channels Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Fletcher Pond, Thunder Bay River
• Foote Dam, Foote Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Ford Dam, Black River
• Ford Lake Dam, Ford Lake (Huron River)
• French Landing Dam and Powerhouse, Belleville Lake, Weisenberger Mills
• Greenwood Reservoir
• Hardy Dam, Hardy Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Hemlock Falls Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Michigamme River, Wisconsin Electric Power Company
• Irving Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Thornapple River, Consumers Energy
• Kent Lake Dam, Kent Lake, Huron River, Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority
• Lake Isabella Dam, Lake Isabella, Chippewa River, Village of Lake Isabella
• Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant, pumped storage reservoir, Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison
• Michigamme Falls Dam, Michigamme Lake, Wisconsin Electric Power Company
• Mio Dam, Mio Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Norway Point Dam, Lake Winyah, Alpena Power Company
• Peavy Falls, Peavy Pond, Wisconsin Electric Power Company
• Redridge Steel Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Salmon Trout River, Stanton Township
• Rogers Dam, Rogers Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Sanford Dam, Sanford Lake on Tittabawassee River, Midland County, Hydro Power
• Secord Dam, Secord Lake on Tittabawassee River, Gladwin County, Hydro Power
• Silver Lake Dam, Silver Lake Basin, Upper Peninsula Power Company
• Smallwood Dam, Smallwood Lake on Tittabawassee River, Gladwin County, Hydro Power
• Sturgeon Dam, unnamed reservoir on the Sturgeon River, Wisconsin Electric Power Company
• Tippy Dam, Tippy Dam Pond, Consumers Energy
• Union Street Dam, Boardman Lake on the Boardman River, Grand Traverse County, Traverse City Light and Power
• Way Dam, Michigamme Reservoir, Wisconsin Electric Power Company
• White Rapids, unnamed reservoir on the Menominee River, Wisconsin Electric Power Company
• Tower Dam, Tower Pond, Kleber Dam, Kleber Pond, Black River, Tower-Kleber Limited Partnership
• Leland Dam, Lake Leelanau, Leland Dam Authority
• Elk Rapids Dam, Elk River Chain of Lakes (Elk, Skegemog, Torch Lakes), Elk Rapids Hydropower
• Victoria Dam and Reservoir, Rockland Hydropower

Smaller dams and reservoirs

• Argo Dam, Huron River, City of Ann Arbor
• Barton Dam, Barton Pond, Huron River, City of Ann Arbor
• Flat Rock Dam, Huron River
• Ford Lake, Huron River
• Geddes Dam, Huron River, City of Ann Arbor
• Lake Winyah, Thunder Bay River
• Michigan Center Dam, Grand River, 8 Lakes
• Peninsular Paper Dam, Huron River
• Reedsburg Dam, Muskegon River
• Sturgis Dam, St. Joseph River
• Superior Dam, Huron River, Superior Township