A small lake in northern Michigan was reduced to mud this week after its privately owned dam failed and was washed away.

State officials have spent days reinforcing the beleaguered dam in downtown Cheboygan as floodwaters from across northern ...

Officials say the Maple Island Bridge upstream of the dam is currently closed and the Michigan Avenue Bridge immediately ...

Water flooded a nearby embankment and walking trail, and officials say the dam could potentially fail.

The lake is expected to reach its normal legal level by Memorial Day 2026, with engineers monitoring the dam's integrity ...

One small dam has already failed, several others remain damaged or close to overtopping and crews are still stabilizing ...

Workers in Cheboygan hurried to shore up a dam in danger of being overtopped, part of a “slow-moving disaster” threatening ...

As of 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, water levels had reached their highest point to date. Water was just 4.92 inches below the top ...

The current measurement is the water is 5.04 inches from the top according to the 4 p.m. update, having raised 0.24 inches ...

Rain and melting snow are stressing Michigan dams as flood watches and warnings continue Thursday. A Cheboygan Dam water ...

A flash flood watch is in effect for the White River due to a possible Hesperia Dam failure. Officials urge residents to ...

If residents choose to evacuate, they must identify their home as empty by attaching something brightly colored to their doorknob.