The Emergency Action Plan remains in effect for Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex, with water currently 9.24 inches below the top of the structure and additional rain forecast.
The forecast for today shows showers likely in the afternoon, with a 60 percent chance of rain. More showers are likely overnight, with the chance of precipitation at 70%.
More rain would mean additional water coming into the Cheboygan River and flowing out to Lake Huron. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Incident Management Team remains onsite to diligently monitor conditions, weather forecasts and maintenance needs of the Cheboygan Dam and the Alverno Dam upstream.
“We are closely monitoring the rain and what the impacts are going to be here,” said Richard Hill, co-leader of the DNR team. “There’s a lot of water in the area and people are anxious to come up north. Everyone needs to monitor the closures and make sure they know before they go,” he said.
Access to boating access sites, state parks, trails, state forest campgrounds and other DNR-managed facilities may be limited due to flooding and other damage caused by the severe weather. Find up-to-date closures by visiting Michigan.gov/DNRClosures and searching "recent flooding."
Since April 10, the DNR team has worked with local, state, federal and private partners to keep water flowing through the dam as efficiently as possible These steps included working with a number of cooperators to maintain Alverno Dam and two other privately owned upstream dams, remove six gates from the Cheboygan Dam, get the hydroelectric plant at the Cheboygan Dam running and cleaning debris from the Black River and the Cheboygan River to keep it from clogging dams.
Cheboygan County emergency management officials are using the “Ready, Set, Go” system to advise residents about potential evacuations. You can find updates by signing up for the 211 information service,
sign-up for local alerts and check the
Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) activated the Joint Information Center as the source of State of Michigan information dissemination related to the current State Emergency Operations Center activation. For more information, visit
Michigan.gov/cheboygandam, sign up to receive
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