Consumers Energy constantly monitoring and inspecting two big dams in Newaygo County
Hardy Dam on the Muskegon River one of the largest earthen dams east of the Mississippi River, twice as tall as the Edenville Dam which failed in May 2020. Author: Jon Mills Updated: 6:19 PM EDT May 19, 2021
NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. Historic rain flooded mid-Michigan over a 48-hour period in May 2020 causing the embankment at the Edenville Dam to collapse leading to the evacuation of several thousand people from areas along the Tittabawassee River.
The dam s failure sent a 20-feet high wall of water rushing downriver, destroying homes and bridges resulting in $250 million in damages.