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Tippy Dam or Tippy Hydro was built 1918 and is a hydroelectric 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 Manistee River about 170 miles from its headwaters which include Manistee Lake and Lake Michigan.^[1]

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 20,000 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

External links

[1] Consumers Energy, Hydroelectric at Manistee River

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+'''Tippy Dam''' or Tippy Hydro was built 1918 and is a [[hydroelectric 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 [[Manistee River]] 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>
-==History==
-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>
 ==Recreation Uses==
-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.
+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 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 20,000 [[bats]] 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==
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 ==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 ]
-{{Uncategorized|date=April 2007}}
+[[Category:Dams in Michigan]]