Michigan Dams

1,020 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

1,020

High Hazard

146

14.3%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

94

Average Age

82 yrs

Hazard Classification

High146 (14.3%)
Significant149 (14.6%)
Low716 (70.2%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory510 (50.0%)
Fair157 (15.4%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory94 (9.2%)
Not Rated259 (25.4%)

Federal

61

State

162

Local

179

Private

564

Poor Condition Dams

All Dams in Michigan

Showing 2650 of 146

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Chappel Dam

Gladwin County

321910HighSatisfactory
Cheboygan

Cheboygan County

211922HighFair
Clarkston Dam

Oakland County

341900HighSatisfactory
Constantine

St. Joseph County

301873HighSatisfactory
Cooke

Iosco County

501912HighFair
Cornwall Creek Dam

Cheboygan County

331966HighPoor
Croton

Newaygo County

461907HighSatisfactory
Dawson Millpond Dam

Oakland County

91915HighSatisfactory
Detroit Metro Airport Stormwater Pond 6

Wayne County

171970HighSatisfactory
Edenville Dam

Gladwin County

571924HighUnsatisfactory
Escanaba No 3

Delta County

291919HighSatisfactory
Escanaba No 4 Boney Falls

Delta County

491920HighFair
Five Channels

Iosco County

421912HighFair
Flat River Diversion Dam

Kent County

341903HighSatisfactory
Flat Rock Dam

Wayne County

171924HighFair
Foote

Iosco County

511918HighSatisfactory
Ford Dam

Baraga County

261936HighSatisfactory
Ford Lake

Washtenaw County

451932HighSatisfactory
Ford Manchester Dam

Washtenaw County

271940HighFair
Forestville ( Dam 2 )

Marquette County

1301912HighSatisfactory
Four Mile Dam

Alpena County

271902HighSatisfactory
French Landing

Wayne County

381924HighSatisfactory
Geddes Dam

Washtenaw County

281920HighFair
Grand Rapids West Side Dam

Kent County

241917HighNot Rated
Hamilton Dam

Genesee County

221920HighFair
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.