Boundary Dam
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Boundary Dam | |
Impounds | Pend Oreille River |
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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 | [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.