Lookout Point Dam

Dam in Oregon, U.S.
43°54′53″N 122°45′9″W / 43.91472°N 122.75250°W / 43.91472; -122.75250Opening date1953[1]Operator(s)Cenwp[1]Dam and spillwaysImpoundsMiddle Fork Willamette RiverHeight276 feet (84 m)[1]Length3,175 feet (968 m)[1]ReservoirCreatesLookout Point LakeTotal capacity477,700 acre-feet (0.589 km3)[1]Catchment area991 square miles (2,570 km2)[1]Surface area4,360 acres (1,760 ha)[1]

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]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Lookout Point Dam Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, NPDP Dam Directory
  2. ^ Lookout Point Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers
  3. ^ 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.
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