{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox dam |name= Rogers Dam |name_official= |image= Rogers Dam Muskegon River DSCN1196.JPG |image_size= |image_caption= Dam, powerhouse, and spillway |image_alt= |location_map= United States |location_map_size= |location_map_caption= |location_map_alt= |coordinates={{coord|43|36|47.77|N|85|28|43.56|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |country= United States |location= Mecosta Township, Michigan |purpose= Power |status= O |construction_began= 1905 |opening= {{Start date and age|1906}} |demolished= |cost= |owner= Consumers Energy |dam_type= Embankment, earth-fill |dam_crosses= Muskegon River |dam_length= {{Convert|800|ft|m|abbr=on}} |dam_height= {{Convert|43|ft|m|abbr=on}} |dam_height_foundation= |dam_height_thalweg= |dam_elevation_crest= |dam_width_crest= |dam_width_base= |dam_volume= |spillway_count= |spillway_type= |spillway_capacity= |res_name= Rogers Dam Pond |res_capacity_total= {{Convert|10000|acre.ft|m3|abbr=on}} |res_capacity_active= |res_capacity_inactive= |res_catchment= |res_surface= {{Convert|810|acre|km2|abbr=on}} |res_max_length= |res_max_width= |res_max_depth= |res_elevation= |res_tidal_range= |plant_name= |plant_coordinates= |plant_operator= |plant_commission= 1922 |plant_decommission= |plant_type= Run-of-the-river |plant_turbines= 4 x 1.7 MW Francis-type |plant_hydraulic_head={{Convert|39.2|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |title= Dresden Island Hydroelectric Project Exhibit E Environmental Report |url= http://www.nihydropower.com/files/DLA/08%20Exhibit%20E%20Dresden%20Island%20FINAL.pdf |publisher= Northern Illinois Hydropower |access-date= January 1, 2015|page=175}}</ref> |plant_capacity= 6.8 MW |plant_annual_gen= |website= |extra= }}
'''Rogers Dam''' is an earth-filled embankment dam on the Muskegon River in Mecosta Township, Michigan, United States. It is located about {{Convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}} south of Big Rapids. Construction of the dam began in 1905, and its power plant was commissioned in March 1906. Owned and operated by Consumers Energy, the primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Hoogterp |first1= Edward |title= West Michigan Almanac |date= 2006 |publisher= University of Michigan Press |location= Ann Arbor |isbn= 0472031252 |page= 33 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=psV1uAiVqmcC&pg=PA33 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title= Peninsular Portland Cement Co. |type= Advertisement |journal= Concrete |volume= 9 |issue= 2 |page= 160 |date= February 1909 |publisher= Concrete Publishing Company |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=A5w7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA160 |access-date= January 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1= Bernier |first1= James R. |title= Croton: Providing Electricity for a Century |url= http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/hr/print/volume-26/issue-7/feature-articles/hydro-hall-of-fame/croton-providing-electricity-for-a-century.html |journal= Hydro World |volume= 26 |issue= 7 |access-date= January 1, 2015 |date= November 1, 2007}}</ref> On December 22, 1921, the original {{convert|4.5|MW|adj=on}} power plant was destroyed in a fire. It was rebuilt with an increased {{convert|6.8|MW|adj=on}} installed capacity in 1922.<ref>{{cite press release |title= Consumers Energy Marks 100 Years of Service at Rogers Hydroelectric Dam and 75 Years of Service at Hardy Dam |url= http://www.consumersenergy.com/News.aspx?id=2976&year=2006 |publisher= Consumers Energy |access-date= January 1, 2015 |date= June 30, 2006}}</ref> The rebuild cost approximately $450,000.<ref>{{cite journal |title= Consumers' Power Unit Conserves Fuel Supply |journal= Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record |volume= 30 |issue= 5 |page= 4 |date= July 29, 1922 |publisher= University of Michigan |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8KQfAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA30 |access-date= January 1, 2015}}</ref> It is the oldest hydroelectric power plant operated by Consumers Energy, which also owns the Hardy and Croton dams downstream of Rogers Dam.<ref>{{cite web |title= Muskegon River |url= http://www.consumersenergy.com/content.aspx?id=1342 |publisher= Consumers Energy |access-date=January 1, 2015}}</ref>
Consumers Energy has initiated community talks to discuss the future of its 13 hydropower dams, including Rogers Dam.<ref>{{cite web |title= Consumers Energy to discuss the future of its 13 hydropower dams in community talks |url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/09/consumers-energy-to-discuss-the-future-of-its-13-hydropower-dams-in-community-talks.html |publisher= MLive |access-date=August 21, 2024}}</ref>
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Category:Earth-filled dams Category:Dams completed in 1906 Category:Buildings and structures in Mecosta County, Michigan Category:1906 establishments in Michigan Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1922 Category:Hydroelectric power plants in Michigan Category:Run-of-the-river power stations Category:Consumers Energy dams Category:Muskegon River Category:1922 establishments in Michigan