| Dam crosses | Middle Fork Willamette River |
|---|---|
| Res name | Lookout Point Lake |
| Location | Lane County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Operator | Cenwp[1] |
| Dam length | 3,175 feet (968 m)[1] |
| Dam height | 276 feet (84 m)[1] |
| Opening | 1953[1] |
| Res capacity total | 477,700 acre.ft[1] |
| Res catchment | 991 square miles (2,570 km2)[1] |
| Res surface | 4,360 acres (1,760 ha)[1] |
| Coordinates | 43°54′53″N 122°45′9″W |
| Extra | HAZARD- "High" (reclassified may 2023)Population possibly at risk: 200,000+ |
Lookout Point Dam is an earth-type dam on the Middle Fork Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in Lane County. Its reservoir is called Lookout Point Lake. The dam's primary purpose is flood control, with secondary purposes of power generation, recreation, and irrigation.[1][2] Lookout Point Dam was completed in 1954 and is located 360.3 km upstream of the Pacific Ocean[3]
See also
References
- ^ Lookout Point Dam Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, NPDP Dam Directory
- ^ Lookout Point Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers
- ^ Larson, Douglas C.; Helstab, Matt; Docker, Margaret F.; Bangs, Brian; Clemens, Benjamin J. (2020-03-01). "Landlocked Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus in the Middle Fork Willamette River, Oregon". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 103 (3): 291–298. Bibcode:2020EnvBF.103..291L. doi:10.1007/s10641-020-00958-9. ISSN 1573-5133. S2CID 211053909