Lyons Township
Ionia County, Michigan
Webber Dam on the Grand River
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Township Board
Township Office:
P.O. Box 187
Lyons, MI 48851
(989) 855-2016
lyonstownshiphall21@yahoo.com
Supervisor:
Charles Babcock
1355 Staley Road
Lyons, MI 48851
Telephone: (989) 855-3740
E-mail: ccjersey43@yahoo.com
Clerk:
Edith Lincoln
340 Baldwin Street
Lyons, MI 48851
Telephone: (989) 855-2244
Treasurer:
Julie Spitzley
P.O. Box 7
Pewamo, MI 48873
Telephone: (989) 593-3484
Trustee:
Robert Scheurer
7395 E. Bluewater Hwy.
Muir, MI 48860
Telephone: (989) 855-3317
Trustee:
Ronald H. Simon
10671 Wagar Rd.
Pewamo, MI 48873
Telephone: (989) 593-2314
Webber Dam in Lyons Township
With a capacity of 3,225 kilowatts, Webber Dam began generating electricity on the Grand River in 1907, with its output primarily serving the city of Grand Rapids. The Webber tailwaters attract salmon, steelhead and bass. A portage and boat launch are near the dam.
The dam is owned by Consumers Energy and is one of 13 hydroelectric utility maintains in Michigan. It is 32 feet high and 1,200 feet long, and is the tallest dam on the Grand River. Behind it lies a 7-mile-long, 660-acre reservoir.
Watch a YouTube video of the Webber Dam:
Learn more about the dam in the Consumers Energy booklet "Get Closer to Nature."