Five Channels Dam is a hydro-electric dam on the Au Sable River

Au Sable River (Michigan)

The Au Sable River in Michigan runs approximately through the northern Lower Peninsula, through the towns of Grayling and Mio, and enters Lake Huron at Oscoda. It is considered one of the best brown trout fisheries east of the Rockies and has been designated a blue ribbon trout stream by the...

in Michigan.

Background

This hydro-electric dam was completed in 1912 and is capable of producing 6,000 kilowatts. It is named for the nearby location on the Au Sable River where there were once five distinct river channels. The site of the workers' camp built to support construction of the dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2002.