Swift Dam

Swift Dam
Swift Dam is located in Washington (state)
Swift Dam
Location of Swift Dam in Washington (state)
Swift Dam is located in the United States
Swift Dam
Swift Dam (the United States)
Official nameSwift No. 1 Dam
LocationSkamania County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates46°3′47″N 122°11′52″W / 46.06306°N 122.19778°W / 46.06306; -122.19778
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

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 in 1958,[2] it is located in Skamania County and its reservoir is called Swift Reservoir.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Swift Dam Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, NPDP Dam Directory
  2. ^ a b c "Mammoth earth-fill dam completed on Lewis River". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 18, 1958. p. 5A.
  3. ^ "Lewis River". PacifiCorp. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Reservoirs in the United States" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2014.


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