en.wikipedia.org/Yale Dam/article.txt

   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"/>
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  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>
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 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]]
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