Yale Dam

{{For|the dam in Sichuan, China|Yele Dam}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox dam | name = Yale Dam | image = Yale Dam, north side.jpg | image_caption = Yale Dam, north side | dam_crosses = Lewis River | res_name = Yale Lake | status = O | location = Clark / Cowlitz counties, Washington, USA | operator = PacifiCorp<ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam"/> | dam_length = {{convert|1500|ft|m|sigfig=3}}<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam"/> | dam_height = {{convert|323|ft|m|sigfig=3}} | dam_width_base = | dam_type = E | dam_elevation_crest = {{convert|460|ft|m|sigfig=3}} | spillway_type = Gated concrete ogee/chute | spillway_length = {{convert|195|ft|m|sigfig=3}} | construction_began = | designed_by = Ebasco Services Inc. | opening = 1953 | cost = | res_capacity_total = {{convert|402000|acre.ft|km3|sigfig=3|lk=in}} | res_catchment = {{convert|600|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}} | res_surface = | plant_hydraulic_head = {{convert|240|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}} | plant_turbines = 2 | plant_capacity = 134,000 kW<ref name="pc_202007_licenseamendapp"/> | coordinates = {{coord|45|57|51|N|122|19|57|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | extra = }}

'''Yale Dam''' is a 323-foot high earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington,<ref name="lr_2010_yaledam"/> owned by PacifiCorp.<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam"/> It is located on the border between Cowlitz County and Clark County. Its reservoir is called Yale Lake. The dam's power plant capacity is 134 megawatts.<ref name="pc_202007_licenseamendapp"/>

In January 2020, PacifiCorp, the dam owner, lowered the reservoir level 10 feet below normal operating level in order to reduce the probability of an accidental release due to an earthquake.<ref name="tc_20200116_reservoirlowered"/>

==References== <references>

<ref name="lr_2010_yaledam">{{cite web |url = http://lewisriver.com/yale.html |title = Yale Dam - Recreation |author = Johnson, Noel |date = |website = lewisriver.com |language = en |access-date = 5 July 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100801041352/http://www.lewisriver.com/yale.html |archive-date = 1 August 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name="npdp_20110716_yaledam">{{cite web |url = http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148 |title = Dam Name: Yale |date = |website = npdp.stanford.edu |language = en |access-date = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716112412/http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00148 |archive-date = 16 July 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name="npdp_20220510_yaledam">{{cite web |url = https://npdp.stanford.edu/data_access/international_dams_view.php?editid1=NPDPUSA0080319# |title = Dam Name: Yale |date = |website = npdp.stanford.edu |language = en |access-date = 10 May 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220510023230/https://npdp.stanford.edu/data_access/international_dams_view.php?editid1=NPDPUSA0080319 |archive-date = 10 May 2022 |url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name="pc_202007_licenseamendapp">{{cite web |url = https://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pcorp/documents/en/pacificorp/energy/hydro/lewis-river/license-implementation/acc/07012020%20FERC_Yale-EG-VOL1.pdf |title = Yale Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. P-2071, Application for License Amendment, Volume I of V |volume = I |date = July 2020 |website = pacificorp.com |language = en |access-date = 10 May 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220121025549/https://www.pacificorp.com/content/dam/pcorp/documents/en/pacificorp/energy/hydro/lewis-river/license-implementation/acc/07012020%20FERC_Yale-EG-VOL1.pdf |archive-date = 21 January 2022 |url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name="tc_20200116_reservoirlowered">{{cite news |url = https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/jan/16/pacificorp-to-lower-yale-reservoir-because-of-earthquake-risk/ |title = PacifiCorp to lower Yale Reservoir because of earthquake risk |author = Fairbanks, Katie |date = 16 Jan 2020 |work = The Columbian |language = en |access-date = 10 May 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200117003742/https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/jan/16/pacificorp-to-lower-yale-reservoir-because-of-earthquake-risk/ |archive-date = 17 January 2020 |url-status = live }}</ref>

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