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Brule Dam, Michigan
Brule Dam on the Brule River in Michigan.
Open in BirdTrout45.9475, -88.219 · Iron County · NID WI05008. Tap the map to open this water in the live app.
What the runs do here
Brule River carries no anadromous run on our corridor map, so this page makes no claim about salmon or steelhead at this dam. What it sits on is coldwater — resident trout water — and the section below says which classification says so.
The structure
- Purpose
- Hydroelectric, Recreation
- Completed
- 1919
- Type
- Concrete
- Height
- 79 ft
- Length
- 434 ft
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Storage
- 8,880 acre-ft · 538 acre pool
- Drainage
- 1,020 sq mi
- Condition
- Satisfactory · High hazard potential
- Status
- Normal Operations
From the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Hazard potential is a downstream-consequence classification, not a statement about the structure's condition.
The water above and below
- Fisher Creek 0.46 mi from the dam · Class I · wild (WDNR) · typed Cold
- Baird Creek 1.4 mi from the dam · Class III · stocked (WDNR)
Coldwater designation is the state's own classification. A dam sits on one river and this list is every designated reach within a mile and a half of it, so a tributary mouth shows up here too.
Water right now
| Gauge | Distance | Temp | Flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popple River near Fence, WI | 17.3 mi | 57.4 °F | 27 cfs |
Live from USGS. A gauge miles away is a gauge miles away — the distance column is there so you can discount it. A hydro dam's releases move the flow below it on a schedule the gauge sees and this page does not.
Getting to it
- Brule/Menominee River Access 1.1 mi · boat launch · Brule River
- Fisher Lake Fishing Pier 2.3 mi · walk in · Fisher lake
- Fisher Lake Access 2.4 mi · boat launch · Fisher Lake
- Brule Bridge Access 2.4 mi · canoe launch · Brule River
- Montgomery Lake Access 3.5 mi · canoe launch · Montgomery Lake
- Menominee River Access 3.7 mi · boat launch · Menominee River
Public access sites near the dam, straight-line distance. A dam itself is private property unless its owner says otherwise; these are the places the state lists as open.