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Easton Diversion Dam

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Opening date
  
1929

Length
  
248 feet (76 m)

Height
  
20 m

Construction began
  
1928

Impounds
  
Yakima River

Total capacity
  
3,992 acre feet

Opened
  
1929

Impound
  
Yakima River

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Location
  
Kittitas County, Washington

Similar
  
Cascade Range, Tieton Dam, Dry Falls Dam, Pinto Dam, Roza Dam

The Easton Diversion Dam is a diversion dam on the Yakima River In western Kittitas County near Easton, Washington. The dam is 66 feet (20 m) high, and 248 feet (76 m) long along the crest.

Map of Easton Diversion Dam, Easton, WA 98925, USA

Construction of the dam began in 1928 and was completed the next year. It is currently owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and operated by the Kittitas Reclamation District.

References

Easton Diversion Dam Wikipedia