Swift Dam
| Swift Dam | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Official name | Swift No. 1 Dam |
| Location | Skamania County, Washington, USA |
| Coordinates | 46°3′47″N 122°11′52″W / 46.06306°N 122.19778°WCoordinates: 46°3′47″N 122°11′52″W / 46.06306°N 122.19778°W |
| Opening date | 1958[1] |
| Operator(s) | PacifiCorp[1] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Lewis River |
| Height | 512 ft (156 m)[2] |
| Length | 2,100 ft (640 m)[1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Swift Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 755,600 acre feet (0.932 km3)[3] |
| Catchment area | 481 square miles (1,250 km2)[1] |
| Surface area | 4,620 acres (1,870 ha)[1] |
| Power station | |
| Installed capacity | 240 MW |
Swift Dam or Swift No. 1 is an earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Skamania County. Its reservoir is called Swift Reservoir.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Swift Dam, NPDP Dam Directory
- ↑ "Lewis River". PacifiCorp. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ↑ "Reservoirs in the United States". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2014.