Swift Dam Explained

Swift Dam
Name Official:	Swift No. 1 Dam
Dam Crosses:	Lewis River
Res Name:	Swift Reservoir
Location:	Skamania County, Washington, U.S.
Operator:	PacifiCorp
Dam Length:	2100feet^[1]
Dam Height:	512feet^[2]
Opening:	1958^[3]
Res Capacity Total:	755600sigfig=3NaNsigfig=3^[4]
Res Catchment:	481sqmi
Plant Operator:	PacifiCorp
Plant Capacity:	240 MW
Location Map:	Washington#USA
Coordinates:	46.0631°N -122.1978°W

Swift Dam or Swift No. 1 is an earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[3] Completed in 1958,^[3] it is located in Skamania County and its reservoir is called Swift Reservoir.

See also

• List of dams in the Columbia River watershed
• List of lakes in Washington (state)

Notes and References

1. http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00147 Swift Dam
2. Web site: Lewis River. PacifiCorp. 5 October 2010. 4 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404171418/http://www.pacificorp.com/es/hydro/hl/lr.html. dead.
3. News: Mammoth earth-fill dam completed on Lewis River . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . November 18, 1958 . 5A.
4. Web site: Reservoirs in the United States. United States Geological Survey. 20 December 2014.