| 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 | | 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}} |