Hardy Dam
Hardy Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam and powerplant complex on the Muskegon River in Big Prairie Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. At the time of its completion, it was the largest earthen dam in North America east of the Mississippi.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Hardy Dam Reservoir Park.
Hardy Dam Reservoir Park
Park
Hardy Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: place in Michigan listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Location: Big Prairie Township, Newaygo, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.48836° or 43° 29′ 18″ north
Longitude
-85.63227° or 85° 37′ 56″ west
Elevation
810 feet (247 metres)
Open location code
86MPF9Q9+83
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Hardy Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hardy Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد هاردى”
- Hausa: “Dam in hardy”
- Italian: “diga di Hardy”
- Urdu: “ہارڈی ڈیم”
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