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1 | {{For|the dam in Sichuan, China|Yele Dam}} |
2 | {{Infobox dam | |
3 | | name = Yale Dam | |
7a64abff SBS |
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]] | |
8 | | location = [[Clark County, Washington|Clark]] / [[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz]] counties, [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington, USA]] | |
9 | | operator = Pacificorp<ref name="npdp"/> | |
10 | | dam_length = {{convert|1500|ft|m|sigfig=3}}<ref name="npdp">[http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148 Yale Dam], NPDP Dam Directory</ref> | |
11 | | dam_height = {{convert|323|ft|m}}<ref name="npdp"/> | |
12 | | dam_width_base = | |
13 | | construction_began = | |
14 | | opening = 1953<ref name="npdp"/> | |
15 | | cost = | |
16 | | res_capacity_total = {{convert|402000|acre.ft|km3|sigfig=3|lk=in}}<ref name="npdp"/> | |
17 | | res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}<ref name="npdp"/> | |
18 | | res_surface = | |
19 | | coordinates = {{coord|45|57|51|N|122|19|57|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | |
20 | | extra = | |
21 | }} | |
22 | '''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>"Yale Dam - Recreation - LewisRiver.com." LewisRiver.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 July 2010. <http://lewisriver.com/yale.html></ref> owned by [[PacifiCorp]]. 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 generates 134 megawatts. | |
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24 | ==References== | |
25 | {{reflist}} | |
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27 | {{stack|{{Portal|United States|Water|Renewable energy}}}} | |
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29 | [[Category:Dams in Washington (state)]] | |
30 | [[Category:PacifiCorp dams]] | |
31 | [[Category:Hydroelectric power plants in Washington (state)]] | |
32 | [[Category:Buildings and structures in Cowlitz County, Washington]] | |
33 | [[Category:Buildings and structures in Clark County, Washington]] | |
34 | [[Category:Dams completed in 1953]] | |
35 | [[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1953]] | |
36 | [[Category:Gifford Pinchot National Forest]] | |
37 | [[Category:Dams on the Lewis River (Washington)]] | |
38 | [[Category:1953 establishments in Washington (state)]] | |
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41 | {{Washington-struct-stub}} | |
42 | {{US-powerstation-stub}} | |
43 | {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub}} |