# Foote Dam

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| location             = [Oscoda Township](/source/Oscoda_Township%2C_Michigan), [Iosco County, Michigan](/source/Iosco_County%2C_Michigan)
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'''Foote Dam''' is a hydro-electric dam on the [Au Sable River](/source/Au_Sable_River_(Michigan)) in [Michigan](/source/Michigan).

==Background==
This hydro-electric dam was completed in 1918 and has a capacity of 9,000 kilowatts.<ref>[http://www.consumersenergy.com/content.aspx?id=1339 Au Sable River] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928124607/http://www.consumersenergy.com/content.aspx?id=1339 |date=2011-09-28 }} [Consumers Energy](/source/Consumers_Energy)</ref> It is located 9 miles upstream from Lake Huron and is named for William A. Foote, the founder of Consumers Power, which later became Consumers Energy. In 1896, Foote took a side trip from Kalamazoo to Allegan, where he conceived the idea of a hydroelectric plant along the Kalamazoo River. In Foote's mind, that plant and others would power the industrial centers throughout the state.<ref>[http://10stoptours.com/destList.php?tourNo=32 AuSable River Tour] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022204025/http://10stoptours.com/destList.php?tourNo=32 |date=2013-10-22 }}</ref>

The dam is privately owned and operated by [Consumers Energy](/source/Consumers_Energy).

==References==
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Category:Hydroelectric power plants in Michigan
Category:Buildings and structures in Iosco County, Michigan
Category:Consumers Energy dams
Category:Dams completed in 1918
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1918
Category:1918 establishments in Michigan
Category:Au Sable River (Michigan)

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