Swift Dam

Swift Dam or Swift No. 1 is an earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington.[2] Completed 63 years ago in 1958,[2] it is located in Skamania County and its reservoir is called Swift Reservoir.

Swift Dam
Location of Swift Dam in Washington (state)
Swift Dam (the United States)
Official nameSwift No. 1 Dam
LocationSkamania County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates46°3′47″N 122°11′52″W
Opening date1958[1][2]
Operator(s)PacifiCorp[1]
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsLewis River
Height512 ft (156 m)[3]
Length2,100 ft (640 m)[1]
Reservoir
CreatesSwift Reservoir
Total capacity755,600 acre feet (0.932 km3)[4]
Catchment area481 square miles (1,250 km2)[1]
Surface area4,620 acres (1,870 ha)[1]
Power Station
Operator(s)PacifiCorp
Installed capacity240 MW

See also

References

  1. Swift Dam Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, NPDP Dam Directory
  2. "Mammoth earth-fill dam completed on Lewis River". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 18, 1958. p. 5A.
  3. "Lewis River". PacifiCorp. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  4. "Reservoirs in the United States" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2014.


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