1914 4.4mw + 1949 16mw Big Quinnesec/Hydraulic Falls Dam on Menominee River near Iron Mountain, MI

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First plant constructed: 1914

Maximum generation: 4,400 kilowatts

Second plant constructed: 1949

Maximum generation: 16,000 kilowatts

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"The Big Quinnesec Falls Hydroelectric Facility consists of a 92-Foot Head Powerhouse, a 61-Foot Head Powerhouse, four 12-foot diameter steel penstocks, and a dam that holds a 270-acre impoundment." [usgov]

All but one Parker gate is now open.

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5 flood gates are now open on Big Quinnesec Falls Dam in East Kingsford, MI on the Menominee River! Watch the mist rise higher than this 83'