| 1 | {{For|the dam in Sichuan, China|Yele Dam}} |
| 2 | {{Infobox dam |
| 3 | | name = Yale Dam |
| 4 | | image = Saddle Dam, north side.jpg |
| 5 | | image_caption = Yale Dam, north side |
| 6 | | dam_crosses = [[Lewis River (Washington)|Lewis River]] |
| 7 | | res_name = [[Yale Lake]] |
| 8 | | status = O |
| 9 | | location = [[Clark County, Washington|Clark]] / [[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz]] counties, [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington, USA]] |
| 10 | | operator = [[PacifiCorp]]<ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam"/> |
| 11 | | dam_length = {{convert|1500|ft|m|sigfig=3}}<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam"/> |
| 12 | | dam_height = {{convert|323|ft|m|sigfig=3}} |
| 13 | | dam_width_base = |
| 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}} |
| 18 | | construction_began = |
| 19 | | designed_by = Ebasco Services Inc. |
| 20 | | opening = 1953 |
| 21 | | cost = |
| 22 | | res_capacity_total = {{convert|402000|acre.ft|km3|sigfig=3|lk=in}} |
| 23 | | res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}} |
| 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"/> |
| 28 | | coordinates = {{coord|45|57|51|N|122|19|57|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
| 29 | | extra = |
| 30 | }} |
| 31 | |
| 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"/> |
| 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"/> |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ==References== |
| 37 | {{reflist|refs= |
| 38 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 82 | |language = en |
| 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 |
| 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 | }} |
| 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}} |