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Tippy Dam
Tippy Dam
	Tippy Dam (July 2017)
	Location within the state Michigan
Location	Dickson Township, Manistee County, Michigan
Coordinates	44°15′36″N 85°56′25″W / 44.26009°N 85.94014°W
Opening date	1918
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Manistee River

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Tippy Dam or Tippy Hydro was built in 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 west from its headwaters, and approximately 20 miles east of its mouth with Lake Michigan, which includes Manistee Lake in Manistee as well.^[1]

Recreation uses

Tippy Dam State Recreation Area is managed and operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as a state park. 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.

Statistics

Electric Power produced by the water turbines: 20,000 kilowatts

References

^ Consumers Energy, Hydroelectric at Manistee River

Consumer's Energy at Manistee River

External links

[1] Consumers Energy, Hydroelectric at Manistee River

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-Tippy dam or Tippy Hydro was built 1918 and is a hydro dam operated by Consumers Energy.  However, the origanl name of the dam was Junction Hydro but it was renamed to honor a director at Consumers, Charles W. Tippy.The dam blocks the Big Manistee about 170 miles from its headwaters which include Manistee Lake and [[Lake Michigan]].<ref>[http://www.consumersenergy.com/welcome.htm?./Newsroom/NewsArticle.asp?ID=1359 Consumers Energy, Hydroelectric at Manistee River ]</ref>
+| image                =Tippy Dam (July 2017).jpg
-==Recreation Uses==
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-Just below Tippy dam is one of the finest trout, steelhead, and salmon 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.
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+'''Tippy Dam''' or Tippy Hydro was built in 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 west from its headwaters, and approximately 20 miles east of its mouth with [[Lake Michigan]], which includes Manistee Lake in [[Manistee, Michigan|Manistee]] as well.<ref>[http://www.consumersenergy.com/welcome.htm?./Newsroom/NewsArticle.asp?ID=1359 Consumers Energy, Hydroelectric at Manistee River ]</ref>
+==Recreation uses==
+'''Tippy Dam State Recreation Area''' is managed and operated by the [[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]] as a [[state park]]. Just below Tippy Dam is one of the finest [[trout]], [[Rainbow trout#Steelhead life cycle|steelhead]], and [[salmon]] fishing areas in [[Michigan]].  During the fall [[salmon run]] [[Angling|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 20,000 bats during the summer for roosting, swarming in the fall, and hibernation in the winter.
+The hydro [[spillway]] chamber at Tippy is used by about 24,600 [[bat]]s during the summer for roosting, swarming in the fall, and [[hibernation]] in the winter.
 ==Statistics==
 *Electric Power produced by the [[water turbine]]s: 20,000 kilowatts
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-<div class="references-small"><references /></div>
+*[http://www.consumersenergy.com/content.aspx?id=1341 Consumer's Energy at Manistee River]
 ==External links==
+{{stack|{{Portal|Michigan|Water|Renewable energy}}}}
-*[http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=696 DNR Tippy Dam]
+*[http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=696&type=SPRK Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Tippy Dam Recreation Area]
 *[http://www.manisteecounty.com/tippydam.htm Manistee County EDO]
 *[http://www.hawkinsflyfishing.com/RiverReports/ManisteeBelowTippy.php Hawkins fishing reports at Tippy Dam ]
+{{Protected_areas_of_Michigan}}
+[[Category:Hydroelectric power plants in Michigan]]
+[[Category:Dams in Michigan]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Manistee County, Michigan]]
+[[Category:Consumers Energy dams]]
+[[Category:Dams completed in 1918]]
+[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1918]]
+[[Category:1918 establishments in Michigan]]