1 {{For|the dam in Sichuan, China|Yele 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]]
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}}
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.
22 | res_capacity_total = {{convert|402000|acre.ft|km3|sigfig=3|lk=in}}
23 | res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}
25 | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|240|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}
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}}
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"/>
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"/>
39 <ref name="lr_2010_yaledam">{{cite web
40 |url = http://lewisriver.com/yale.html
41 |title = Yale Dam - Recreation
42 |author = Johnson, Noel
44 |website = lewisriver.com
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
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
56 |website = npdp.stanford.edu
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
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
68 |website = npdp.stanford.edu
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
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
81 |website = pacificcorp.com
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
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
94 |work = [[The Columbian]]
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
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