| 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"/>
-| 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>
-| dam_height = {{convert|323|ft|m}}<ref name="npdp"/>
-| dam_width_base =
-| construction_began =
-| opening = 1953<ref name="npdp"/>
+| 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|sigfig=3}}
+| dam_width_base =
+| 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}}<ref name="npdp"/>
-| res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}<ref name="npdp"/>
-| res_surface =
+| res_capacity_total = {{convert|402000|acre.ft|km3|sigfig=3|lk=in}}
+| res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}
+| 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>"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.
+
+'''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}}
+{{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
+ |date =
+ |website = npdp.stanford.edu
+ |language = en
+ |access-date =
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716112412/http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148
+ |archive-date = 16 July 2011
+ |url-status = dead
+}}</ref>
+
+<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam">{{cite web
+ |url = https://npdp.stanford.edu/data_access/international_dams_view.php?editid1=NPDPUSA0080319#
+ |title = Dam Name: Yale
+ |date =
+ |website = npdp.stanford.edu
+ |language = en
+ |access-date = 10 May 2022
+ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220510023230/https://npdp.stanford.edu/data_access/international_dams_view.php?editid1=NPDPUSA0080319
+ |archive-date = 10 May 2022
+ |url-status = live
+}}</ref>
+
+<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 = 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
+ |url = https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/jan/16/pacificorp-to-lower-yale-reservoir-because-of-earthquake-risk/
+ |title = PacifiCorp to lower Yale Reservoir because of earthquake risk
+ |author = Fairbanks, Katie
+ |date = 16 Jan 2020
+ |work = [[The Columbian]]
+ |language = en
+ |access-date = 10 May 2022
+ |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/
+ |archive-date = 17 Jan 2020
+ |url-status = live
+}}</ref>
+
+
+}}
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