| image_caption = Yale Dam, north side
| dam_crosses = [[Lewis River (Washington)|Lewis River]]
| res_name = [[Yale Lake]]
+| status = O
| location = [[Clark County, Washington|Clark]] / [[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz]] counties, [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington, USA]]
-| operator = Pacificorp<ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam"/>
+| operator = [[PacifiCorp]]<ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam"/>
| dam_length = {{convert|1500|ft|m|sigfig=3}}<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam"/>
-| dam_height = {{convert|323|ft|m}}
+| dam_height = {{convert|323|ft|m|sigfig=3}}
| dam_width_base =
-| dam_type = Earth; Gravity
+| dam_type = E
+| dam_elevation_crest = {{convert|460|ft|m|sigfig=3}}
+| spillway_type = Gated concrete ogee/chute
+| spillway_length = {{convert|195|ft|m|sigfig=3}}
| construction_began =
| designed_by = Ebasco Services Inc.
| opening = 1953
| cost =
| res_capacity_total = {{convert|402000|acre.ft|km3|sigfig=3|lk=in}}
| res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}
-| res_surface =
+| res_surface =
+| plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|240|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}
+| plant_turbines = 2
+| plant_capacity = 134,000 kW<ref name="pc_202007_licenseamendapp"/>
| coordinates = {{coord|45|57|51|N|122|19|57|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| extra =
}}
-'''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.
+'''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"/>
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"/>
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
+<ref name="lr_2010_yaledam">{{cite web
+ |url = http://lewisriver.com/yale.html
+ |title = Yale Dam - Recreation
+ |author = Johnson, Noel
+ |date =
+ |website = lewisriver.com
+ |language = en
+ |access-date = 5 July 2010
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100801041352/http://www.lewisriver.com/yale.html
+ |archive-date = 10 Aug 2010
+ |url-status = dead
+}}</ref>
+
<ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam">{{cite web
|url = http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148
|title = Dam Name: Yale
|url-status = live
}}</ref>
-<ref name="lr_2010_yaledam">{{cite web
- |url = http://lewisriver.com/yale.html
- |title = Yale Dam - Recreation
- |author = Johnson, Noel
- |date =
- |website = lewisriver.com
+<ref name="pc_202007_licenseamendapp">{{cite web
+ |url = https://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pcorp/documents/en/pacificorp/energy/hydro/lewis-river/license-implementation/acc/07012020%20FERC_Yale-EG-VOL1.pdf
+ |title = Yale Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. P-2071, Application for License Amendment, Volume I of V
+ |volume = I
+ |date = July 2020
+ |website = pacificcorp.com
|language = en
- |access-date = 5 July 2010
- |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100801041352/http://www.lewisriver.com/yale.html
- |archive-date = 10 Aug 2010
- |url-status = dead
+ |access-date = 10 May 2022
+ |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
+ |archive-date = 21 Jan 2022
+ |url-status = live
}}</ref>
<ref name="tc_20200116_reservoirlowered">{{cite news