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]
| Lookout Point Dam | |
|---|---|
 An aerial view of Lookout Point Dam | |
| Location | Lane County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°54′53″N 122°45′9″W / 43.91472°N 122.75250°W |
| Opening date | 1953[1] |
| Operator(s) | Cenwp[1] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Middle Fork Willamette River |
| Height | 276 feet (84 m)[1] |
| Length | 3,175 feet (968 m)[1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lookout Point Lake |
| Total capacity | 477,700 acre-feet (0.589 km3)[1] |
| Catchment area | 991 square miles (2,570 km2)[1] |
| Surface area | 4,360 acres (1,760 ha)[1] |
| HAZARD- "High" (reclassified may 2023)Population possibly at risk: 200,000+ | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
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