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Rainfall across Northern Michigan heightens concerns of river flooding, dam overflows
Crews are using pumps and flood gates to keep water moving as record March snowfall and rain raise river levels, officials said.
- Crews worked Monday to restore power to the hydroelectric station at Cheboygan Dam as heavy rain threatens to cause overflow. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency Friday due to rising water levels.
- A stalled weather front is dumping rain over Northern Michigan, compounding risks as some areas still have 15 to 30 inches of snow on the ground, said National Weather Service meteorologist Trent Frey.
- DNR public information officer Kathleen Lavey said crews are bringing in a crane to remove dam gates and using industrial wire from Illinois to restart the hydroelectric station and increase water flow.
- The Cheboygan County sheriff's office advised residents between the dam and Lake Huron to prepare a go-bag and "be ready to act," though no evacuations have been reported yet.
- Flood warnings remain in effect for the Cheboygan River Basin, Sable River, and Manistee River as officials monitor river gauges and culverts to prevent potential overflow across the region.
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Rainfall across Northern Michigan heightens concerns of river flooding, dam overflows
Crews were working to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow.
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Rainfall across Northern Michigan heightens concerns of dam overflows
Crews were working to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow. Michigan Department of Natural Resources public information officer Kathleen Lavey says Monday that more pumps also…
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