MIDLAND, MI – Flood waters have begun flowing over the top of the impoundment at Midland County’s Sanford Dam, though the dam itself remained in place late Tuesday. If the dam fails, it could result in flooding in the nearby city of Midland.
Midland County Emergency Management confirmed late Tuesday, May 19, that water was flowing over the earthen embankment of the dam after another dam failed upstream and sent a torrent of water into Sanford Lake. That’s a few miles northwest of Midland.
Officials warned Tuesday that Sanford Dam could soon fail.
The flooding was caused by two days of heavy rainfall in mid-Michigan.
Edenville and Sanford residents were asked to evacuate by Midland County Central Dispatch around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Residents in certain areas near the Tittabawassee River in Midland were also told to evacuate due to flooding danger.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to issue an emergency declaration for the Edenville Dam collapse.
Midland County Emergency Management will post flood updates as they are made available.
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