- Tippy Dam
Tippy Dam or Tippy Hydro was built 1918 and is a
hydroelectric dam operated byConsumers 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 theManistee River about 170 miles from its headwaters which include Manistee Lake, on the river's way toLake Michigan . [ [http://www.consumersenergy.com/welcome.htm?./Newsroom/NewsArticle.asp?ID=1359 Consumers Energy, Hydroelectric at Manistee River ] ]Recreation Uses
Just below Tippy Dam is one of the finest
trout ,steelhead , andsalmon fishing areas in Michigan. During the fallsalmon run anglers line the banks shoulder to shoulder trying to catchking salmon that can weigh well over 20 pounds.Environmental
The hydro
spillway chamber at Tippy is used by about 20,000bats during the summer for roosting, swarming in the fall, andhibernation in the winter.tatistics
*Electric Power produced by the
water turbine s: 20,000 kilowattsReferences
External links
* [http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=696 DNR Tippy Dam]
* [http://www.manisteecounty.com/tippydam.htm Manistee County EDO]
* [http://www.hawkinsflyfishing.com/RiverReports/ManisteeBelowTippy.php Hawkins fishing reports at Tippy Dam ]
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