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Cascade Dam update: township installs public gauge, FERC inspection scheduled

Cascade Charter Township Board · July 10, 2025
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Summary

Township officials reported the Cascade Dam was offline through late June and briefly ran June 30–July 2 at about 40% capacity; a new depth gauge is online with public data, and a FERC Part 12D inspection and follow-up dive and movement monitoring are scheduled this fall.

Township officials provided a quarterly update on the Cascade Dam, reporting that low upstream flows kept the facility largely offline through June but a rain event allowed it to operate for about two to three days around June 30 and July 1. "When it was running, it was running at approximately 40% capacity," an official said during the meeting.

The township said it has installed a new upstream depth gauge, calibrated to the dam gauge and accurate within about 0.1 foot. The monitor is linked to a public Cascade Dam webpage that…

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