Alcona Dam Pond (also Alcona Lake
and Alcona Pond) is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
located in
Alcona County in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
.
Outflow is regulated by the
Alcona Dam
Alcona Dam is a hydro-electric dam on the Au Sable River in Michigan.
Background
This hydro-electric dam is capable of producing 8,000 kilowatts. It is currently named after the county where it is located, but was originally named for a nearby ro ...
.
References
Protected areas of Alcona County, Michigan
Reservoirs in Michigan
Bodies of water of Alcona County, Michigan
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