Peninsular Paper Dam
| Peninsular Paper Dam | |
|---|---|
The Peninsular Paper Dam (May 2010) | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | 1249 Leforge Road Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°15′22″N 83°37′27″W / 42.25610°N 83.62410°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Opening date | 1914 |
| Demolition date | Pending |
| Built by | Peninsular Paper Company |
| Owner(s) | City of Ypsilanti |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Huron River |
The Peninsular Paper Dam is a decommissioned hydroelectric concrete gravity dam and former paper mill and power station crossing the Huron River. It is located in the city of Ypsilanti in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The dam was constructed in 1867, and the resulting reservoir is an unnamed 177-acre (31.1 ha) pond along the river.
The Peninsular Paper Dam is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream from the Superior Dam and 6.5 miles (10.4 km) upstream from the Ford Lake Dam. The dam is approximately 42.4 miles (68.2 km) from the river mouth at Lake Erie.
In May 2019, the Ypsilanti city council voted to completely remove the dam instead of continuing costly maintenance to repair the aging dam.