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Country
  
United States

Type of dam
  
Concrete gravity

Opened
  
1953

Create
  
Detroit Lake

Status
  
Operational

Height
  
141 m

Catchment area
  
1,132 km²

Construction began
  
1949

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Location
  
Detroit, Linn County/Marion County, Oregon

Purpose
  
Flood control, power, irrigation

Opening date
  
1953; 64 years ago (1953)

Owner
  
United States Army Corps of Engineers

Similar
  
Big Cliff Dam, Cascade Range, Foster Dam, Cougar Dam, Detroit Lake State Recreatio

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Detroit Dam is a gravity dam on the North Santiam River between Linn County and Marion County, Oregon. It is located in the Cascades, about 5 mi (8.0 km) west of the city of Detroit. It was constructed between 1949 and 1953 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The dam created 400-foot (120 m) deep Detroit Lake, more than 9 miles (14 km) long with 32 miles (51 km) of shoreline.

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Map of Detroit Dam, Detroit, OR 97342, USA

The dam, dedicated on June 10, 1953, was authorized for the purposes of flood control, power generation, navigation, and irrigation. Other uses are fishery, water quality, and recreation. It was built in concert with the Big Cliff Dam downstream.

  • Drainage area: 437 mi² (1,132 km²)
  • Maximum inflow: 63,200 ft³/s (1,790 m³/s) 1909
  • Lake Elevation
  • Maximum pool: 1,574 ft (480 m)
  • Full pool: 1,569 ft (478 m)
  • Minimum flood control pool: 1,450 ft (442 m)
  • Usable storage (1,425.0 to 1,563.5 ft) = 321,000 acre feet (396,000,000 m3)
  • Powerhouse
  • Number of units: 2
  • Nameplate capacity: 100 MW
  • Overload capacity: 115 MW
  • Hydraulic capacity: 5,340 ft³/s (151 m³/s)

    • References

    Detroit Dam Wikipedia
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