Yale Dam
Dam in Washington, USA
45°57′51″N 122°19′57″W / 45.96417°N 122.33250°W / 45.96417; -122.33250Yale Dam is a 323-foot high earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington,[4] owned by PacifiCorp.[2] It is located on the border between Cowlitz County and Clark County. Its reservoir is called Yale Lake. The dam's power plant capacity is 134 megawatts.[3]
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.[5]
References
- ^ "Dam Name: Yale". npdp.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Dam Name: Yale". npdp.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Yale Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. P-2071, Application for License Amendment, Volume I of V" (PDF). pacificorp.com. July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Noel. "Yale Dam - Recreation". lewisriver.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ Fairbanks, Katie (16 Jan 2020). "PacifiCorp to lower Yale Reservoir because of earthquake risk". The Columbian. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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