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The weather over the previous month created challenging working conditions. Extremely cold temperatures and snow slowed concrete pours, but crews continued to work by placing forms and rebar and working on control buildings. Sanford Dam is now considered substantially complete, however Smallwood Dam's estimated substantial completion date has been delayed a month.
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An early winter with less-than-ideal conditions hasn't stopped crews from continuing to work. Sanford will be substantially complete this month and we look forward to lake refill in April. Read more about the work on all four dams in the newsletter. Each dam is seeing significant progress and is on pace for the substantial completion dates.
Download/view the January Construction Newsletter In July, we announced the formation of the Four Lakes Housing Assistance Fund to support property owners who are burdened by their assessment. Learn more about this fund and how to qualify in this edition of News Flash.
Download/view the Dec. 8 News Flash The end of the year is nearing and winter is right around the corner. Crews are preparing each of the dams for ice and snow. The work will slow but it will not stop. Construction continues to stay on schedule and budget.
Download/view the December Construction Newsletter The end of the year is nearing and winter is right around the corner. Crews are preparing each of the dams for ice and snow. The work will slow but it will not stop. Construction continues to stay on schedule and budget. Read about this and find a recap for the Dec. 1 webinar in this News Flash.
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This report reviews the "Four Lakes" story in Midland and Gladwin counties. The report outlines the history and results of what happens when dams are privately owned and neglected, and what we learned during the restoration process.
THE “FOUR LAKES STORY”--MID-MICHIGAN'S DAM FAILURES: WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WE LEARNED. A CASE STUDY OF THE FOUR LAKES TASK FORCE AND THE RESTORATION OF THE FOUR LAKES SYSTEM May of 2025 marked five years since the failures of Edenville and Sanford dams and the lowering of Secord and Smallwood lakes. We made unprecedented progress in the past five years with lake return in sight.
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Construction continues to progress on schedule and within budget. With the changing seasons, crews are taking advantage of the warmer weather to let concrete cure properly.
Download/view the November Construction Newsletter Tittabawasssee Fish Monitoring After the 2020 Dam Failures
This report documents and summarizes a variety of efforts to investigate, document, and, when feasible, salvage fish communities after the dam failures. Sanford Lake Fishery Status and Trends
This report highlights the environment, history and current status of the Sanford Lake fishery. Published in 2015. Wixom Lake Status and Trends 2014
This report highlights the environment, history and current status of the Wixom Lake fishery. Published in 2014. Smallwood Lake Status of the Fishery
This report highlights the environment, history and current status of the Smallwood Lake fishery. Published in 2012. Secord Lake Status and Trends 2008
This report highlights the history, environment and the current status of the Secord Lake fishery. Published in 2008. 2020 - 2025 Creation of a Path Forward | A Community's Response to the 2020 Edenville Dam Failure10/8/2025
This report is the final update to the May 2021 Feasibility Study and Restoration Plan, with the experiences and learnings of the past four years of implementation. Moving forward, reporting will focus on dam and lake restoration, lake refill, and environmental and recreational progress. This is a large and comprehensive public works project, and this report frames FLTF’s accomplishments over the past five years that led to permitting, financing and implementation of the 2021 plan. A final report on implementation will be published when construction concludes on all four dams and the four lakes are filled.
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