Edenville Dam Reconstruction Site

A Major Infrastructure Rebuild

This live camera documents one of Michigan's most significant infrastructure projects: the rebuilding of the Edenville Dam. The vantage point captures the concrete spillway works, earthen embankment, and the broad excavated terrain where engineers are restoring a structure capable of impounding Wixom Lake once again.

The 2020 Dam Failure

On May 19, 2020, the earthen Edenville Dam breached after intense rainfall, sending a torrent toward downstream communities and draining Wixom Lake. The Four Lakes restoration effort aims to rebuild this and the neighboring dams along the Tittabawassee and Tobacco rivers.

The Tobacco River Setting

Located in Mid-Michigan near the Gladwin and Midland county line, the site sits where the Tobacco River once fed the recreational reservoir. The surrounding forests and reclaimed lakebed give a clear sense of the project's vast scale.

What You Can Watch

Viewers can follow the steady progress of the rebuild, from heavy earthmoving equipment to the gradual emergence of the new concrete structures. It is a compelling record of large-scale civil engineering in action.