Gorge Dam
Gorge Dam | |
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Official name | Gorge Creek High Dam |
Location | Whatcom County, Washington, USA |
Coordinates | 48°41′52″N 121°12′30″W / 48.69778°N 121.20833°W |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete arch-gravity |
Impounds | Skagit River |
Height | 300 feet (91 m) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Gorge Lake |
Website http://www.seattle.gov/city-light/energy-and-environment/power-supply-and-delivery/hydroelectric-resources#skagitriverhydroelectricproject |
Gorge Dam is one of three dams along the upper Skagit River in Whatcom County, Washington and part of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project that supplies Seattle with some of its power needs. Construction on the original, wooden Gorge Dam began in 1921, with the generators formally started by President Calvin Coolidge on September 17, 1924.[1] In 1961, a new Gorge High Dam, made of concrete, was completed to replace the original Gorge Dam.[2]
In 2020, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe created an online petition calling for the removal of the Gorge Dam.[3]
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References
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- ^ Wilma, David (2010). Power for the people : a history of Seattle City Light. Seattle, Wash: History Ink, in association with University of Washington Press. pp. 41–43. ISBN 978-0-295-98576-3. OCLC 613433169.
- ^ Wilma, David (July 5, 2000). "Seattle City Light completes Gorge High Dam on January 6, 1961". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Mapes, Lynda V. (December 6, 2021). "Fish passage, dam removal studied as Seattle City Light aims to relicense three Skagit River dams". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 28, 2022.