Swift Dam
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| Swift Dam | |
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| 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] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 512 ft (156 m)[2] |
| Length | 2,100 ft (640 m)[1] |
| Impounds | Lewis River |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Swift Reservoir |
| Capacity | 755,500 acre feet (0.932 km3)[1] |
| Catchment area | 481 square miles (1,250 km2)[1] |
| Surface area | 4,620 acres (1,870 ha)[1] |
| Power station | |
| Owner(s) | PacifiCorp |
| 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.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e Swift Dam, NPDP Dam Directory
- ^ "Lewis River". PacifiCorp. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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