| Rogers Dam | |
| Location Map: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 43.6133°N -85.4788°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Mecosta Township, Michigan |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1905 |
| Owner: | Consumers Energy |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, earth-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Muskegon River |
| Dam Length: | 800feet |
| Dam Height: | 43feet |
| Res Name: | Rogers Dam Pond |
| Res Capacity Total: | 10000acre.ft |
| Res Surface: | 810acres |
| Plant Commission: | 1922 |
| Plant Type: | Run-of-the-river |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 1.7 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 39.2feet[1] |
| Plant Capacity: | 6.8 MW |
Rogers Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam on the Muskegon River in Mecosta Township, Michigan, United States. It is located about 6miles south of Big Rapids. Construction of the dam began in 1905, and its power plant was commissioned in March 1906. Owned and operated by Consumers Energy, the primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation.[2] [3] [4] On December 22, 1921, the original 4.5MW power plant was destroyed in a fire. It was rebuilt with an increased 6.8MW installed capacity in 1922.[5] The rebuild cost approximately $450,000.[6] It is the oldest hydroelectric power plant operated by Consumers Energy, which also owns the Hardy and Croton dams downstream of Rogers Dam.[7]
Consumers Energy has initiated community talks to discuss the future of its 13 hydropower dams, including Rogers Dam.[8]