Impounds Manistee River Phone +1 231-848-4411 Impound Manistee River | Opened 1918 Construction began 1918 | |
Location Dickson Township, Manistee County, Michigan, USA Address Manistee National Forest, N Tippy Dam Rd, Brethren, MI 49619, USA Similar Pere Marquette River, Betsie River, Manistee River Trail, Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Lake Cadillac | ||
Tippy dam manistee river
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 the Manistee River about 170 miles from its headwaters which include Manistee Lake, on the river's way to Lake Michigan.
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Recreation uses
Just below Tippy Dam is one of the finest trout, steelhead, and salmon fishing areas in Michigan. During the fall salmon run anglers line the banks shoulder to shoulder trying to catch king salmon that can weigh well over 20 pounds.
Environmental
The hydro spillway chamber at Tippy is used by about 24,600 bats during the summer for roosting, swarming in the fall, and hibernation in the winter.
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