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Ii., BojTie River 



Boyne City Power Dam (Michigan Public Service Company), T32K, 

 R!^, Section 55 approximately 3-1/2 miles above Lalce Charlevoix j 

 built in 19035 concrete and earth; 33-foot head 5 22-foot vdde 

 spillways flow through turbines or ever spillways believed to 

 constitute barrier, 



$. Boardman River 



Three dams are present ■within 5-1/2 miles ci the mouth of the 

 river. The first, a damaged rock and earth fill dam in Traverse 

 City, constitutes only a partial obstruction to migration. 

 Either of two hydro-electric dams,, T27N,. RllW. Sections 2? and. 

 3U are believed to constitute effective barriers. 



6, Betsie River 



Homestead Dam, T25N, Rl5W, Section 2 (Benzie County) | approsd.- 

 mately 7 miles from mouth; concrete; flow through turbines or 

 over spillway; fish chute present but reportedly inoperative; 

 believed to constitute barrier, 



7. 1/Ianistee River 



Tippy Dam (Consumers Power Company), T221l^ RUW, Section 31; 

 approximately 18 miles from mouth; built in 1917-13; eai'th dam 

 with concrete core wall; 56-foot head; 118-foot ivide spillwaj^t 

 flow through turbines or over spillway; fish ladder present but 

 reportedly inoperative; believed to constitute barrier. 



3. Muskegon Rivir 



Ne-ivaygo Power Dam (Consumers Power Company), T12N, R12W, Sec- 

 tion 19; approximately 30 miles above Muskegon Lake; built in 

 1900 ; concrete; l8-foot head; 96-foot wide spillway; flow 

 throu^ turbines or (overflow) through flume at base of dam- — 

 velocity of flow very high in flume when opened; fish chute 

 present., but reportedly inoperative 5 belxeved to constitute bar- 

 rier to migration. 



Region 3. 



lo K^lamasoo River 



Allegan City Power Dam; approximately 21 miles from mouth? con- 

 crete; 16-foot head; 132-foot wide spillway; flow through tur- 

 bines or (overflow) through drains at base— -velocity of flow ix: 

 latter very high when open; fish ladder present,, but inoperative; 

 believed to constitute barrier. 



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