MARQUETTE, MI— Upper Peninsula Power Company is warning residents about potentially unsafe ice at its reservoirs as the company prepares to lower water levels.
The actions will be taken to prepare for melting snow and precipitation during the spring of 2026.
The Silver Lake and Hoist Dam reservoirs are being lowered this month. The Victoria Dam reservoir level will be lowered beginning in January, and Bond Falls, Lake Gogebic, and Prickett Dam reservoir levels will be lowered beginning in February.
UPPCO says decreasing levels may lead to unsafe ice conditions due to the formation of an air gap under the ice. Increased water flowing through the rivers may also cause the ice to deteriorate.
Officials are asking everyone to exercise caution around the hydroelectric reservoirs and nearby rivers, lakes, and streams during the lowering periods.
