Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant
The Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant is an 18-MW hydroelectric generating plant located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It extracts water from the St.Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: hydroelectric generating plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
- Also known as: “Cloverland Electric Cooperative Hydroelectric Plant”, “Cloverland Electric Cooperative Power House”, “Cloverland Hydroelectric Plant”, “Edison Sault Power Plant”, and “Michigan Lake Superior Hydroelectric Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SS Valley Camp and Tower of History.
SS Valley Camp
Museum
Photo: Cason, Public domain.
SS Valley Camp is a lake freighter that served on the Great Lakes for almost 50 years and is now a museum ship in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. SS Valley Camp is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant.
Tower of History
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tower of History is a 210-foot observation tower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Located at 326 E. Portage Avenue, it was the tallest observation tower in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan when completed in 1968. Tower of History is situated 2,100 feet west of Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant.
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: P199, Public domain.
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, located on the north bank of the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to preserving the history of bush flying and forest protection in Canada. Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sault Sainte Marie and Sault Sainte Marie.
Sault Sainte Marie
Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0.
Sault Ste Marie or is a city of 14,000 people in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, across the river from the twin city of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario in Canada.
Sault Sainte Marie
Photo: Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sault Ste. Marie is a city of approximately 72,000 people, in Northern Ontario. It is the beginning and end point of the Agawa Canyon Tour Train. Directly across the St. Mary's River—and the Canada/US border—is its twin city, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and building
- Location: Chippewa, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.49744° or 46° 29′ 51″ northLongitude
-84.33218° or 84° 19′ 56″ westInception
July 1901Operator
Cloverland Electric Co-opOpen location code
86RQFMW9+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 381244723OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q15995449
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Highlights include Soo Locks Boat Tour and Water Street Historic Martime Park.
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