Edison Sault Power Canal

The Edison Sault Power Canal supplies the Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant, a Cloverland Electric Cooperative hydroelectric plant, in Sault Ste.

The canal and hydroelectric complex were named a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1983.

[1][2] The length of the canal from the headgates (intake) to the power house is approximately 11,850 ft (3,610 m).

The entrance to the canal is located at the eastern end of Ashmun Bay and is controlled by four steel headgates.

The upper quarter of the canal was excavated from rock while the remainder was dug into the earth and given a timber lining.

The Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant (foreground) at the mouth of the Edison Sault Power Canal. Soo Locks in the background and Power Canal to the left.
Another view of the power plant, with Power Canal to the right