Log jams up Beaverton Dam

Workers are pictured attempting to remove a log at the Beaverton Dam.
Workers are pictured attempting to remove a log at the Beaverton Dam.

BEAVERTON

Alarge tree created a logjam at the Beaverton Dam last week and one of the gates was blocked open.

Rushing water emptying out of Ross Lake was pouring downstream until last Tuesday, when a team composed of members of the Beaverton Fire Department, the Gladwin County Emergency Management Office, the Beaverton Department of Public Works and employees of Midlandbased Delisle Excavating manage…