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Sault Ste. Marie Hydroelectric Complex
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Power Generation Era: 1900-1909 DateCreated: 1902 Salmon Run Way Sault Ste. Marie State: MI Zip: 49783 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/project/sault-ste--marie-hydroelectric-power-complex/ Creator: Modjeski, Ralph , Noble, Alfred

Located at the northern tip of Michigan where Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron join together, the Sault Ste. Marie Hydroelectric Power Complex was built to harness the hydroelectric potential of the  20-foot falls at the headwaters of the St. Marys (sic) River, the sole outlet of Lake Superior. A century after its construction, the  plant remains the largest low-head hydroelectric facility in the United States. Today, the Sault Ste. Marie plant supplies electricity to area residents, especially those in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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1983
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Madison Berndt (CC BY 2.0) Image Caption: Sault Ste. Marie Hydroelectric Complex Era_date_from: 1902
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Sault Ste. Marie Hydroelectric Complex

Located at the northern tip of Michigan where Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron join together, the Sault Ste. Marie Hydroelectric Power Complex was built to harness the hydroelectric potential of the  20-foot falls at the headwaters of the St. Marys (sic) River, the sole outlet of…

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