| Peninsular Paper Dam | |
|---|---|
 The Peninsular Paper Dam (May 2010) | |
  Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | 1249 Leforge Road Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°15′22″N 83°37′27″W / 42.25610°N 83.62410°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Opening date | 1914 |
| Demolition date | Pending |
| Built by | Peninsular Paper Company |
| Owner(s) | City of Ypsilanti |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Huron River |
The Peninsular Paper Dam is a decommissioned hydroelectric concrete gravity dam and former paper mill and power station crossing the Huron River. It is located in the city of Ypsilanti in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The dam was constructed in 1914, and the resulting reservoir is an unnamed 177-acre (31.1 ha) pond along the river.
The Peninsular Paper Dam is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream from the Superior Dam and 6.5 miles (10.4 km) upstream from the Ford Lake Dam. The dam is approximately 42.4 miles (68.2 km) from the river mouth at Lake Erie.[1]
In May 2019, the Ypsilanti city council voted to completely remove the dam in the future instead of continuing costly maintenance to repair the aging dam.[2][3] Since then, the Friends of Peninsular Park have advocated for repair of the dam and restoration of hydroelectric generation.
- ^ Huron River Dams Network (November 2015). "PENINSULAR PAPER DAM" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ Smith, Matthew (May 8, 2019). "Ypsilanti city council votes to tear down Peninsular Dam". WXYZ-TV. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ Slagter, Martin (May 7, 2019). "Ypsilanti city council votes to remove Peninsular Dam". MLive. Retrieved 2019-05-08.