| Upper Baker Dam | |
| Coordinates: | 48.6489°N -121.6908°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Whatcom County, Washington |
| Status: | In use |
| Opening: | 1959 |
| Owner: | Puget Sound Energy |
| Dam Type: | Concrete gravity |
| Dam Height: | 312feet |
| Dam Length: | 1200feet |
| Dam Crosses: | Baker River |
| Spillway Count: | 3 |
| Spillway Type: | Gate-controlled, service |
| Spillway Capacity: | 90000cuft/s |
| Res Name: | Baker Lake |
| Res Capacity Total: | 285000acre.ft |
| Res Catchment: | 215sqmi |
| Res Surface: | 4800acres |
| Plant Capacity: | 91 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 337,350,000 KWh[1] |
Upper Baker Dam is a dam spanning the Baker River in northern Washington in the United States of America. It is one of two dams on the river, the other one being the Lower Baker Dam a few miles downstream. The dam is used to generate hydroelectricity and provide flood control.[2]
Construction of the dam was finished in 1959 by Puget Sound Energy as part of a power generating scheme, the Baker River Hydroelectric Project. The dam is a concrete gravity structure 312feet high and 1200feet long, and is capable of producing 91 MW. Its reservoir stretches 9miles upstream and contains 285000acre.ft of water.[3]
Upper Baker Dam has a mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb).