Lookout Point Dam
Lookout Point Dam | |
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Location | Lane County, Oregon, USA |
Coordinates | 43°54′53″N 122°45′9″W / 43.91472°N 122.75250°WCoordinates: 43°54′53″N 122°45′9″W / 43.91472°N 122.75250°W |
Opening date | 1953[1] |
Operator(s) | Cenwp[1] |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Middle Fork Willamette River |
Height | 276 feet (84 m)[1] |
Length | 3,175 feet (968 m)[1] |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lookout Point Lake |
Total capacity | 477,700 acre-feet (0.589 km3)[1] |
Catchment area | 991 square miles (2,570 km2)[1] |
Surface area | 4,360 acres (1,760 ha)[1] |
Lookout Point Dam is an earth-type dam on the Middle Fork Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in Lane County. Its reservoir is called Lookout Point Lake. The dam's primary purpose is flood control, with secondary purposes of power generation, recreation, and irrigation.[1][2] Lookout Point Dam was completed in 1954 and is located 360.3km upstream of the Pacific Ocean[3]
See also[]
- List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
- List of lakes in Oregon
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lookout Point Dam Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, NPDP Dam Directory
- ^ Lookout Point Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers
- ^ Larson, Douglas C.; Helstab, Matt; Docker, Margaret F.; Bangs, Brian; Clemens, Benjamin J. (2020-03-01). "Landlocked Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus in the Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 103 (3): 291–298. doi:10.1007/s10641-020-00958-9. ISSN 1573-5133.
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- Dams in Oregon
- Hydroelectric power plants in Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Lane County, Oregon
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Dams completed in 1953
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