Yale Dam
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| Yale Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Clark / Cowlitz counties, Washington, USA |
| Coordinates | 45°57′51″N 122°19′57″W / 45.96417°N 122.33250°WCoordinates: 45°57′51″N 122°19′57″W / 45.96417°N 122.33250°W[1] |
| Opening date | 1953[2] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Lewis River |
| Length | 1,500 feet (457 m)[2] |
| Height | 323 feet (98 m)[2] |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Yale Lake |
| Total capacity | 402,000 acre feet (0.496 km3)[2] |
| Catchment area | 600 square miles (1,550 km2)[2] |
For the dam in Sichuan, China, see Yele Dam.
Yale Dam is a 323-foot high earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington,[3] owned by PacifiCorp. It is located on the border between Cowlitz County and Clark County. Its reservoir is called Yale Lake. The dam's power plant generates 134 megawatts.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yale Dam
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Yale Dam, NPDP Dam Directory
- ↑ "Yale Dam - Recreation - LewisRiver.com." LewisRiver.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 July 2010. <http://lewisriver.com/yale.html>
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