Dams

Copper Country Heritage Guide - Types

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Eagle River Falls

Eagle River – Easily viewed from an adjacent pedestrian bridge, this massive waterfall drops over the ruins of an old dam before cascading across a series of rocky outcroppings on its way into a deep gorge.

Garden City Pond

Garden City Pond

Eagle River – Built original by the Garden City Mine, this small dam and reservoir provides a quite fishing spot off the beaten path.

Redridge Dam

Redridge Dam

Redridge – One of only three such structures ever built in the country, this massive steel dam was erected to provide water for the neighboring Atlantic and Baltic stamp mills.

Redridge Falls

Redridge Timber Crib Dam

Redridge – Built by the Atlantic Mine in 1894, this 50 foot high crib dam has now been transformed by time into a spectacular man-made waterfall.