Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in

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 ...

. Major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being tall with a storage capacity of at least , or of any height with a storage capacity of .

Dams and reservoirs in Michigan

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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 ...

, Alcona Dam Pond,

Consumers Energy Consumers Energy is an investor owned utility that provides natural gas and electricity to 6.7 million of Michigan's 10 million residents. It serves customers in all 68 of the state's Lower Peninsula counties. It is the primary subsidiary of C ...

*Beaverton Dam, Ross Lake (Tobacco River), City of Beaverton *Big Quinnesec Dam, unnamed reservoir on the

Menominee River The Menominee River is a river in northwestern Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. It is approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed Dece ...

Wisconsin Electric Power Company WEC Energy Group is an American company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that provides electricity and natural gas to 4.4 million customers across four states. Subsidiaries Wisconsin * We Energies, the umbrella name for Wisconsin Electric Power ...

*Cleveland-Cliffs Basin, AU Train River *

Cooke Dam Cooke is a surname derived from the occupation of cook. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Cooke (died 1614), English actor * Alfred Tyrone Cooke, of the Indo-Pakistani wars * Alistair Cooke KBE (1908–2004), British-American j ...

, 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 Edenville Dam was an earthen embankment dam at the confluence of the Tittabawassee River and the Tobacco River in Mid Michigan, United States, forming Wixom Lake. The dam was about north of Edenville, mostly in the southeast corner of Toba ...

, Lake Wixom on Tittabawassee River, Gladwin County, Hydro Power *

Edison Sault Power Canal The Edison Sault Power Canal supplies the Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant, a Cloverland Electric Cooperative hydroelectric plant, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Excavation of the power canal began in September 1898 and was completed in June ...

, St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario),

Lake Superior Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...

Five Channels Dam Five Channels Dam is a hydro-electric dam on the Au Sable River in Michigan. Background Consumers Power Company (now Consumers Energy) began construction on this hydro-electric dam in 1911 and completed it in 1912. The dam, the second of six bui ...

, Five Channels Dam Pond, Consumers Energy *

Fletcher Pond Fletcher Pond (also called Fletcher Floodwaters) is a man-made body of water located in Northeastern Michigan. The pond covers over of land that was previously cedar forest. A dam was built in 1931 that blocked the flow of the Thunder Bay River ...

Thunder Bay River The Thunder Bay River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed November 21, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It drains much of Alpena County and Montmorency County, ...

Foote Dam Foote Dam is a hydro-electric dam on the Au Sable River in Michigan. Background This hydro-electric dam was completed in 1918 and has a capacity of 9,000 kilowatts. It is located 9 miles upstream from Lake Huron and is named for William A. Foote, ...

Foote Dam Pond Foote Dam is a hydro-electric dam on the Au Sable River in Michigan. Background This hydro-electric dam was completed in 1918 and has a capacity of 9,000 kilowatts. It is located 9 miles upstream from Lake Huron and is named for William A. Foote, ...

, Consumers Energy * Ford Dam, Black River *

Ford Lake Dam The Ford Lake Dam (originally known as the Rawsonville Dam and sometimes referred to as the Hydro Dam) is an earthen, multi-arch hydroelectric gravity dam and powerhouse crossing the Huron River in Ypsilanti Charter Township in Washtenaw Coun ...

, Ford Lake ( Huron River) *

French Landing Dam and Powerhouse The French Landing Dam and Powerhouse is a hydroelectric gravity dam and powerhouse crossing the Huron River in Van Buren Charter Township in Wayne County in the state of Michigan. The dam and the powerhouse were completed in 1925 by the De ...

Belleville Lake Belleville Lake is a fresh water artificial reservoir located mostly within Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A very small portion extends west into Washtenaw County. The lake was created from the construction of the French Landing Dam ...

, Weisenberger Mills *

Greenwood Reservoir Greenwood Reservoir is a large, impoundment located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Access Greenwood Reservoir is located approximately southwest of the city of Ishpeming. It is reached from this city by heading west on U ...

Hardy Dam Hardy Dam (or Hardy Hydroelectric Plant) is an earth-filled embankment dam and powerplant complex on the Muskegon River in Big Prairie Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. At the time of its completion, it was the largest earthen dam in North Ame ...

, Hardy Dam Pond, Consumers Energy *Hemlock Falls Dam, unnamed reservoir on the

Michigamme River The Michigamme River ( ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 tributary of the Menominee River on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. V ...

, Wisconsin Electric Power Company *Irving Dam, unnamed reservoir on the

Thornapple River The Thornapple River (Ottawa: ''Sowanquesake'', "Forked River") (GNIS ID #) is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of Michigan's longest river, the ...

, Consumers Energy *Kent Lake Dam,

Kent Lake Kent Lake is a reservoir in western Marin County, California formed by the construction of Peters Dam across Lagunitas Creek. Built in 1954, the lake is the most recent lake of the Marin Municipal Water District, as well as the largest. It lie ...

, Huron River, Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority *Lake Isabella Dam, Lake Isabella, Chippewa River, Village of Lake Isabella *

Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant The Ludington Pumped Storage Plant is a hydroelectric plant and reservoir in Ludington, Michigan. It was built between 1969 and 1973 at a cost of $315 million and is owned jointly by Consumers Energy and DTE Energy and operated by Consumers Ene ...

, pumped storage reservoir, Consumers Energy and

Detroit Edison DTE Electric Company (formerly The Detroit Edison Company) was founded in 1886. DTE Electric's power generation portfolio includes renewable energy, but is primarily generated by fossil fuels. In 2021, 67.32% of electricity generated by DTE came ...

* 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 The Redridge Steel Dam is a steel dam across the Salmon Trout River in Redridge, Houghton County, Michigan. Completed in 1901, it is a flat slab buttress dam constructed of steel, a relatively rare material for construction of dams, which are typ ...

, unnamed reservoir on the

Salmon Trout River There are two streams named Salmon Trout River in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Marquette County The Salmon Trout River in the Huron Mountains of Marquette County is home to the "coaster" brook trout. The U.S. Geologica ...

, 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 The Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is an electrical power utility provider headquartered in Marquette, Michigan with service centers in Escanaba, Houghton, Iron River, Ishpeming, Munising and Ontonagon. History The Upper Peninsula Power ...

* 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 or Tippy Hydro was built 1918 and is a hydroelectric dam operated by Consumers Energy. The original name of the dam was Junction Hydro, but it was renamed to honor a Consumers board of directors member, Charles W. Tippy. The dam spans th ...

Tippy Dam Pond Tippy Dam or Tippy Hydro was built 1918 and is a hydroelectric dam operated by Consumers Energy. The original name of the dam was Junction Hydro, but it was renamed to honor a Consumers board of directors member, Charles W. Tippy. The dam spans th ...

, Consumers Energy *Union Street Dam, Boardman Lake on the Boardman River, Grand Traverse County,

Traverse City Traverse City ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was ...

Light and Power * Way Dam, Michigamme Reservoir, Wisconsin Electric Power Company *White Rapids, unnamed reservoir on the

, 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 The Argo Dam is a decommissioned hydroelectric barrage dam crossing the Huron River. It is located in the city of Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was built by the Detroit Edison Company in 1920 for hydroelect ...

, Huron River, City of Ann Arbor *

Barton Dam The Barton Dam is a hydroelectric barrage dam crossing the Huron River. It is located in the city of Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It began operating in 1912 and currently provides hydroelectricity to city of Ann ...

, Barton Pond, Huron River, City of Ann Arbor * Flat Rock Dam, Huron River * Ford Lake, Huron River *

Geddes Dam The Geddes Dam is a decommissioned hydroelectric barrage dam crossing the Huron River. It is located in Ann Arbor Township in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was built by the Detroit Edison Company in 1919 for hydroelectric ...

, Huron River, City of Ann Arbor * Lake Winyah,

* Peninsular Paper Dam, Huron River *

Reedsburg Dam The Reedsburg Dam is a non-hydroelectric barrage dam crossing the Muskegon River in eastern Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in rural Enterprise Township, the dam was constructed in 1940 by the Civilian Conservation Corps ...

Muskegon River Muskegon River is a river in the western portion of the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river source is located at Houghton Lake in Roscommon County, flowing out of the North Bay into neighboring Missaukee County. The river pa ...

* Sturgis Dam, St. Joseph River * Superior Dam, Huron River, Superior Township

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Dams A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, ...