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2. Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant - Wikipedia

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   At night, during low demand for electricity, the turbines run in reverse to pump water 363 feet (111 m) uphill from Lake Michigan into the reservoir. The plant takes advantage of the natural steep sand dune landform of eastern Lake Michigan. During periods of peak demand water is released to generate power.

3. List of dams and reservoirs in Michigan - Wikipedia

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   Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Michigan.. Major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).

4. List of lakes of Michigan - Wikipedia

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   Lake Surface area Maximum depth County GNIS ID Lake Minnewauken 145 20 feet (6.0 m) St. Joseph County Ackerson Lake 187 acres (76 ha) Jackson County: 619801 Alcona Dam Pond: 975 acres (395 ha) 40 feet (12 m) Alcona County: 1619004 Aginaw Lake 100 acres (40 ha) Shiawassee County: 619867 Algonquin Lake 182 acres (74 ha) Barry County: 619953 Lake ...

5. Stormwater detention vault - Wikipedia

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   In the latter case, this underground vault may be preferable to a surface detention pond if other uses are intended for the land (e.g. a pedestrian plaza or park). In other situations, a vault is used because installing a pond might pose other problems, such as attracting unwanted waterfowl or other animals.

6. Lake Oakland (Michigan) - Wikipedia

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   Oakland Lake is a 255-acre (103 ha) lake located in central Oakland County in both Waterford Township and Independence Township. [ 2 ] There are several basins in the lake, reaching 25 feet (7.6 m), 27 feet (8.2 m), and the deepest being 64 feet (20 m), with all three basins having relatively steep side slopes.

7. Pond - Wikipedia

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   A pond is smaller than a lake [1] and there are no official criteria distinguishing the two, although defining a pond to be less than 5 hectares (12 acres) in area, less than 5 metres (16 ft) in depth and with less than 30% of its area covered by emergent vegetation helps in distinguishing the ecology of ponds from those of lakes and wetlands.