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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_20110716_yaledam"/>
10 | dam_length = {{convert|1500|ft|m|sigfig=3}}<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam"/>
11 | dam_height = {{convert|323|ft|m}}
12 | dam_width_base =
13 | dam_type = Earth; Gravity
14 | construction_began =
15 | designed_by = Ebasco Services Inc.
16 | opening = 1953
17 | cost =
18 | res_capacity_total = {{convert|402000|acre.ft|km3|sigfig=3|lk=in}}
19 | res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}
20 | res_surface =
21 | coordinates = {{coord|45|57|51|N|122|19|57|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
22 | extra =
23 }}
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25 '''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 generates 134 megawatts.
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27 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"/>
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29 ==References==
30 {{reflist|refs=
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32 <ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam">{{cite web
33 |url = http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148
34 |title = Dam Name: Yale
35 |date =
36 |website = npdp.stanford.edu
37 |language = en
38 |access-date =
39 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716112412/http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148
40 |archive-date = 16 July 2011
41 |url-status = dead
42 }}</ref>
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44 <ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam">{{cite web
45 |url = https://npdp.stanford.edu/data_access/international_dams_view.php?editid1=NPDPUSA0080319#
46 |title = Dam Name: Yale
47 |date =
48 |website = npdp.stanford.edu
49 |language = en
50 |access-date = 10 May 2022
51 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220510023230/https://npdp.stanford.edu/data_access/international_dams_view.php?editid1=NPDPUSA0080319
52 |archive-date = 10 May 2022
53 |url-status = live
54 }}</ref>
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56 <ref name="lr_2010_yaledam">{{cite web
57 |url = http://lewisriver.com/yale.html
58 |title = Yale Dam - Recreation
59 |author = Johnson, Noel
60 |date =
61 |website = lewisriver.com
62 |language = en
63 |access-date = 5 July 2010
64 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100801041352/http://www.lewisriver.com/yale.html
65 |archive-date = 10 Aug 2010
66 |url-status = dead
67 }}</ref>
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69 <ref name="tc_20200116_reservoirlowered">{{cite news
70 |url = https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/jan/16/pacificorp-to-lower-yale-reservoir-because-of-earthquake-risk/
71 |title = PacifiCorp to lower Yale Reservoir because of earthquake risk
72 |author = Fairbanks, Katie
73 |date = 16 Jan 2020
74 |work = [[The Columbian]]
75 |language = en
76 |access-date = 10 May 2022
77 |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/
78 |archive-date = 17 Jan 2020
79 |url-status = live
80 }}</ref>
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83 }}
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85 {{stack|{{Portal|United States|Water|Renewable energy}}}}
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87 [[Category:Dams in Washington (state)]]
88 [[Category:PacifiCorp dams]]
89 [[Category:Hydroelectric power plants in Washington (state)]]
90 [[Category:Buildings and structures in Cowlitz County, Washington]]
91 [[Category:Buildings and structures in Clark County, Washington]]
92 [[Category:Dams completed in 1953]]
93 [[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1953]]
94 [[Category:Gifford Pinchot National Forest]]
95 [[Category:Dams on the Lewis River (Washington)]]
96 [[Category:1953 establishments in Washington (state)]]
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