Opening date 1931 Creates Lake Merwin Opened 1931 Operator PacifiCorp Construction began 1929 | Impounds Lewis River Height 95 m Length 381 m Create Lake Merwin | |
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Location Clark / Cowlitz counties, Washington, USA Total capacity 422,000 acre feet (0.521 km) Catchment area 731 square miles (1,890 km) Similar Yale Dam, Cascade Range, Yale Park, Cowlitz Falls Dam, Eagle Cliff Park | ||
Merwin Dam (also known as Ariel Dam) is a concrete arch gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located on the border between Cowlitz County and Clark County. Its reservoir is called Lake Merwin.
Map of Merwin Dam, Ariel, WA 98603, USA
On November 24, 1971, the dam was fully lit allegedly giving the skyjacker D. B. Cooper an identifiable landmark when he jumped from a Boeing 727 passenger liner. Cooper had ransomed 200,000 dollars from Federal Authorities after holding hostage the 727 and its passengers in Seattle.
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