| Flat Rock Dam | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flat_Rock_Dam_(Michigan).jpg) Flat Rock Dam in December 2019 | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_USA_Michigan.png)  Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Location | Huron River Flat Rock, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°05′59″N 83°17′44″W / 42.099859°N 83.295638°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Opening date | 1924 |
| Built by | Ford Motor Company |
| Owner(s) | Huron–Clinton Metropolitan Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Huron River |
| Height | 13.5 feet (4.1 m) |
| Length | 492 feet (150 m) |
| Width (crest) | 650 feet (198 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Flat Rock Pond (or Flat Rock Impoundment) |
| Total capacity | 188 acres (76 ha) |
The Flat Rock Dam is a decommissioned hydroelectric gravity dam crossing the Huron River. It is located in the city of Flat Rock in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The dam was built by the Ford Motor Company in 1924 for hydroelectricity for the nearby Ford Motor Company Lamp Factory, which remained in operation until 1950.[2][3]
- ^ Huron River Dams Network (November 2015). "FLAT ROCK DAM" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ Michigan Department of Natural Resources (2008). "Historical Marker - L2198 - Ford Motor Company Lamp Factory" (PDF). Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ Huron River Watershed Council (2015). "Flat Rock: Huron River Miles 10-6". Retrieved December 28, 2019.