Edison Sault Power Canal
{{Short description|Canal in Michigan, United States of America}}
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The Edison Sault Power Canal supplies the Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant, a Cloverland Electric Cooperative hydroelectric plant, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Excavation of the power canal began in September 1898 and was completed in June 1902. The canal and hydroelectric complex were named a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1983.{{Cite news |work=Power |date=December 1, 2009 |title=Top Plants: Edison Sault Hydroelectric Plant Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |url=https://www.powermag.com/top-plants-edison-sault-hydroelectric-plant-sault-ste-marie-michigan/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dahlke |first=Erich |title=Cloverland Electric Cooperative Hydroelectric Plant |url=https://saultstemarie.com/attractions/cloverland-electric-cooperative-hydroelectric-plant-june-24-2016/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Sault Ste Marie CVB |language=en-US}}
Physical features
The length of the canal from the headgates (intake) to the power house is approximately {{convert|11850|ft|abbr=on}}. The canal varies in width from {{convert|200|to|220|ft|abbr=on}} at water level and is approximately {{convert|24|ft|abbr=on}} in depth. The water velocity varies for various reasons but, at times, it can be up to {{convert|7|mph|abbr=on}}. The entrance to the canal is located at the eastern end of Ashmun Bay and is controlled by four steel headgates. The upper quarter of the canal was excavated from rock while the remainder was dug into the earth and given a timber lining. The canal is designed to carry {{convert|30000|cuft|m3|abbr=on}} of water per second.{{cite web|url=http://www.edisonsault.com/The%20HydroPlant/esehydsc.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331060231/http://www.edisonsault.com/The%20HydroPlant/esehydsc.htm |archive-date=March 31, 2009 |title=The Canal|publisher=Edison Sault}}
Further reading
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- {{Cite journal|last=Warman|first=Cy|authorlink=Cy Warman|title=The Giant Growth of the "Soo": Wonderful Industrial Plants Created by the Power Canals of Sault Ste. Marie|journal=The American Monthly Review of Reviews|volume=26|issue=6|pages=689–693|date=December 1902|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnRHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA689|accessdate=May 20, 2012}}
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Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1902
Category:Buildings and structures in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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