Loud Dam

Loud Dam is a hydro-electric dam on the Au Sable River in Michigan and is located along the National Register of Historic Places River Road Scenic Byway in Northern Michigan. Loud Dam is also part of the River Road Scenic Byway and listed in the National Scenic Byways Program.
The Loud Hydroelectric Plant consists of a series of structures located on the Au Sable River. The main dam is constructed with an embankment on each side connected by a spillway. Located near the spillway is the powerhouse and outdoor substation. Public access to Loud Pond is provided via a boat ramp maintained by Consumers Energy, and portage facilities are also provided allowing canoes and kayaks access to bypass the dam. Portage the dam on either the right or the left. The right portage is a 250-yard carry down a gravel road with a canoe slide on the down river side of the dam. The left portage is much shorter but very steep and offers no facilities; take out at the steel platform to climb over the concrete dam fence.

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