Croton Township, Michigan

The Croton Dam Mound Group, also known by the designations 20NE105, 20NE112, and 20NE116, is an archaeological site that was once a ceremonial site located on 2.3 acres near Croton, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Croton Dam (or Croton Hydroelectric Plant) is an earth-filled embankment dam and powerplant complex on the Muskegon River in Croton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. It was built in 1907 under the direction of William D. Fargo by the Grand Rapids - Muskegon Power Company, a predecessor of Consumers Energy. The 40-foot-high (12 m) dam impounds 7.2 billion U.S. gallons (6 billion imp. gal/27 billion L) of water in its 1,209-acre (489 ha) reservoir and is capable of producing 8,850 kilowatts at peak outflow. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The Little Muskegon River is a 44.1-mile-long (71.0 km) tributary of the Muskegon River in western Michigan in the United States.

Ensley Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,474 at the 2000 census.

Brooks Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,671.

The Toft Lake Village Site, also known by the designation 20NE110, is an archaeological site, once a Late Middle Woodland era village, located on 10 acres on the sandy shore of Toft Lake in Everett Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Grant Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,130. The city of Grant is adjacent to the township.

Hess Lake is a 755 acres (3.06 km2) lake in Newaygo County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.It has an easily accessible public boat launch. Wheeler Drain directs agricultural run off into this lake. Agricultural runoff has been a problem in this lake.