Tippy Dam Substation
Tippy Dam Substation is an electrical substation in Manistee, Michigan. Tippy Dam Substation is situated nearby to the power station C W Tippy Power Plant, as well as near the tourism office Permit Booth.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tippy Dam.
Tippy Dam
Dam
Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.
Tippy Dam or Tippy Hydro was built in 1918, and is a hydroelectric dam operated by Consumers Energy. The original name of the dam was Junction Hydro, but it was renamed to honor a Consumers board of directors member, Charles W. Tippy Dam is situated 420 feet north of Tippy Dam Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wellston and Brethren.
Wellston
Village
Wellston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Norman Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 254 as of the 2020 census, down from 311 in 2010. Wellston is situated 3 miles south of Tippy Dam Substation.
Brethren
Village
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brethren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Dickson Township, Manistee County, and is in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Brethren is situated 5 miles northwest of Tippy Dam Substation.
Tippy Dam Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Manistee, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.25852° or 44° 15′ 31″ northLongitude
-85.93946° or 85° 56′ 22″ westOperator
Consumers EnergyOpen location code
86PP7356+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 320757147
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include C W Tippy Power Plant and Permit Booth.
Nearby Places
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