Opening date 1918 Installed capacity 9 MW | Type of dam Embankment dam Opened 1918 | |
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Location Oscoda Township, Iosco County, Michigan Similar Cooke Hydroelectric Plant, Alcona Dam, Five Channels Dam, Lumberman's Monument, Foote Pond Overlook | ||
Foote Dam is a hydro-electric dam on the Au Sable River in Michigan.
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Map of Foote Dam, Oscoda Twp, MI 48750, USA
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, the founder of Consumers Power, which later became Consumers Energy. In 1896, Foote took a side trip from Kalamazoo to Allegan, where he conceived the idea of a hydroelectric plant along the Kalamazoo River. In Foote's mind, that plant and others would power the industrial centers throughout the state.
The dam is privately owned and operated by Consumers Energy.
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