Boundary Dam

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Boundary Dam
Impounds Pend Oreille River
Locale Washington
Maintained by City of Seattle[1]
Length 740 feet (225 m)[1]
Opening date 1967[1]
Reservoir information
Capacity 95,000 acre feet (120,000,000 m³)[1]
Catchment area 25,200 sq mi (65,268 km²)[1]
Surface area 1,668 acres (6.75 km²)[1]
Geographical Data
Coordinates 48°59′14″N, 117°20′51″W [2]

Boundary Dam is a concrete arch gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend Oreille River, in the U.S. state of Washington. The dam is operated by the city of Seattle and supplies electricity to the city.

Boundary Dam is located in the northeast corner of Washington state, just south of the border with British Columbia, Canada.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Boundary Dam, NPDP Dam Directory
  2. ^ USGS GNIS: Boundary Dam, USGS, GNIS