Long Lake Dam

Long Lake Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Spokane River, between Lincoln County and Stevens County about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Spokane in eastern Washington. It forms Long Lake (Washington), a 23.5 mi (37.8 km) long reservoir, and has a hydroelectric generating capacity of 71 megawatts.[1] The dam was built by Washington Water Power (now Avista Utilities), which operates five other dams along the Spokane.[2]

Long Lake Dam
Country	United States
Location	Lincoln / Stevens counties, Washington
Coordinates	47°50′14″N 117°50′23″W
Opening date	1915
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Concrete gravity
Height	213 ft (65 m)
Length	593 ft (181 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Long Lake
Total capacity	105,000 acre⋅ft (130,000,000 m^3)
Power Station
Turbines	4x Francis
Installed capacity	71 MW

Upon its completion in 1915, Long Lake Dam completely blocked salmon migrations to the upper portions of the Spokane River watershed, although much larger Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River extirpated salmon from the entire Spokane basin by 1942.[3] The power plant was entered onto the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

See also

• List of dams in the Columbia River watershed

References

1. "Long Lake Hydroelectric Development". Spokane River Project Hydro Relicensing. Avista Utilities. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
2. "Timeline" (PDF). Spokane River Stewardship Partners. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
3. "Spokane River". Columbia River History. Northwest Power & Conservation Council. Retrieved 2011-10-23.