Swift Dam

Dam in Washington, U.S.
46°3′47″N 122°11′52″W / 46.06306°N 122.19778°W / 46.06306; -122.19778Opening date1958[1][2]Operator(s)PacifiCorp[1]Dam and spillwaysImpoundsLewis RiverHeight512 ft (156 m)[3]Length2,100 ft (640 m)[1]ReservoirCreatesSwift ReservoirTotal 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 StationOperator(s)PacifiCorpInstalled 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 66 years ago in 1958,[2] it is located in Skamania County and its reservoir is called Swift Reservoir.

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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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