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1 | {{For|the dam in Sichuan, China|Yele Dam}} |
2 | {{Infobox dam | |
3 | | name = Yale Dam | |
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4 | | image = Saddle Dam, north side.jpg |
5 | | image_caption = Yale Dam, north side | |
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6 | | dam_crosses = [[Lewis River (Washington)|Lewis River]] |
7 | | res_name = [[Yale Lake]] | |
4e5fdfd1 | 8 | | status = O |
1d3a7596 | 9 | | location = [[Clark County, Washington|Clark]] / [[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz]] counties, [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington, USA]] |
4e5fdfd1 | 10 | | operator = [[PacifiCorp]]<ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam"/> |
28934392 | 11 | | dam_length = {{convert|1500|ft|m|sigfig=3}}<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam"/> |
4e5fdfd1 | 12 | | dam_height = {{convert|323|ft|m|sigfig=3}} |
28934392 | 13 | | dam_width_base = |
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14 | | dam_type = E |
15 | | dam_elevation_crest = {{convert|460|ft|m|sigfig=3}} | |
16 | | spillway_type = Gated concrete ogee/chute | |
17 | | spillway_length = {{convert|195|ft|m|sigfig=3}} | |
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18 | | construction_began = |
19 | | designed_by = Ebasco Services Inc. | |
20 | | opening = 1953 | |
1d3a7596 | 21 | | cost = |
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22 | | res_capacity_total = {{convert|402000|acre.ft|km3|sigfig=3|lk=in}} |
23 | | res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}} | |
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24 | | res_surface = |
25 | | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|240|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}} | |
26 | | plant_turbines = 2 | |
27 | | plant_capacity = 134,000 kW<ref name="pc_202007_licenseamendapp"/> | |
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28 | | coordinates = {{coord|45|57|51|N|122|19|57|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
29 | | extra = | |
30 | }} | |
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4e5fdfd1 | 32 | '''Yale Dam''' is a 323-foot high earth-type [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] [[dam]] on the [[Lewis River (Washington)|Lewis River]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]],<ref name="lr_2010_yaledam"/> owned by [[PacifiCorp]]<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam"/>. It is located on the border between [[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz County]] and [[Clark County, Washington|Clark County]]. Its reservoir is called [[Yale Lake]]. The dam's power plant capacity is 134 megawatts.<ref name="pc_202007_licenseamendapp"/> |
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33 | |
34 | In January 2020, PacifiCorp, the dam owner, lowered the reservoir level 10 feet below normal operating level in order to reduce the probability of an accidental release due to an earthquake.<ref name="tc_20200116_reservoirlowered"/> | |
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35 | |
36 | ==References== | |
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37 | {{reflist|refs= |
38 | ||
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39 | <ref name="lr_2010_yaledam">{{cite web |
40 | |url = http://lewisriver.com/yale.html | |
41 | |title = Yale Dam - Recreation | |
42 | |author = Johnson, Noel | |
43 | |date = | |
44 | |website = lewisriver.com | |
45 | |language = en | |
46 | |access-date = 5 July 2010 | |
47 | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100801041352/http://www.lewisriver.com/yale.html | |
48 | |archive-date = 10 Aug 2010 | |
49 | |url-status = dead | |
50 | }}</ref> | |
51 | ||
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52 | <ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam">{{cite web |
53 | |url = http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148 | |
54 | |title = Dam Name: Yale | |
55 | |date = | |
56 | |website = npdp.stanford.edu | |
57 | |language = en | |
58 | |access-date = | |
59 | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716112412/http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148 | |
60 | |archive-date = 16 July 2011 | |
61 | |url-status = dead | |
62 | }}</ref> | |
63 | ||
64 | <ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam">{{cite web | |
65 | |url = https://npdp.stanford.edu/data_access/international_dams_view.php?editid1=NPDPUSA0080319# | |
66 | |title = Dam Name: Yale | |
67 | |date = | |
68 | |website = npdp.stanford.edu | |
69 | |language = en | |
70 | |access-date = 10 May 2022 | |
71 | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220510023230/https://npdp.stanford.edu/data_access/international_dams_view.php?editid1=NPDPUSA0080319 | |
72 | |archive-date = 10 May 2022 | |
73 | |url-status = live | |
74 | }}</ref> | |
75 | ||
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76 | <ref name="pc_202007_licenseamendapp">{{cite web |
77 | |url = https://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pcorp/documents/en/pacificorp/energy/hydro/lewis-river/license-implementation/acc/07012020%20FERC_Yale-EG-VOL1.pdf | |
78 | |title = Yale Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. P-2071, Application for License Amendment, Volume I of V | |
79 | |volume = I | |
80 | |date = July 2020 | |
81 | |website = pacificcorp.com | |
28934392 | 82 | |language = en |
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83 | |access-date = 10 May 2022 |
84 | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220121025549/https://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pcorp/documents/en/pacificorp/energy/hydro/lewis-river/license-implementation/acc/07012020%20FERC_Yale-EG-VOL1.pdf | |
85 | |archive-date = 21 Jan 2022 | |
86 | |url-status = live | |
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87 | }}</ref> |
88 | ||
89 | <ref name="tc_20200116_reservoirlowered">{{cite news | |
90 | |url = https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/jan/16/pacificorp-to-lower-yale-reservoir-because-of-earthquake-risk/ | |
91 | |title = PacifiCorp to lower Yale Reservoir because of earthquake risk | |
92 | |author = Fairbanks, Katie | |
93 | |date = 16 Jan 2020 | |
94 | |work = [[The Columbian]] | |
95 | |language = en | |
96 | |access-date = 10 May 2022 | |
97 | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200117003742/https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/jan/16/pacificorp-to-lower-yale-reservoir-because-of-earthquake-risk/ | |
98 | |archive-date = 17 Jan 2020 | |
99 | |url-status = live | |
100 | }}</ref> | |
101 | ||
102 | ||
103 | }} | |
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104 | |
105 | {{stack|{{Portal|United States|Water|Renewable energy}}}} | |
106 | ||
107 | [[Category:Dams in Washington (state)]] | |
108 | [[Category:PacifiCorp dams]] | |
109 | [[Category:Hydroelectric power plants in Washington (state)]] | |
110 | [[Category:Buildings and structures in Cowlitz County, Washington]] | |
111 | [[Category:Buildings and structures in Clark County, Washington]] | |
112 | [[Category:Dams completed in 1953]] | |
113 | [[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1953]] | |
114 | [[Category:Gifford Pinchot National Forest]] | |
115 | [[Category:Dams on the Lewis River (Washington)]] | |
116 | [[Category:1953 establishments in Washington (state)]] | |
117 | ||
118 | ||
119 | {{Washington-struct-stub}} | |
120 | {{US-powerstation-stub}} | |
121 | {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub}} |