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Ross Dam

Ross Dam is a 540-foot (160 m)-high, 1,300-foot (400 m)-long concrete thin arch dam across the Skagit River, forming Ross Lake. The dam is in Washington state, while Ross Lake extends 23 miles (37 km) north to British Columbia, Canada. Both dam and reservoir are located in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, is bordered on both sides by Stephen Mather…

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Location
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Annual generation
410.106 GWh(2024)
Construction began
1937
Creates
Ross Lake
Height
540 feet (160 m)
Impounds
Skagit River

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related to High Ross Dam · 24
Ross Dam → Big Beaver Creek, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian, City, City Light's, Commission, Curley Chittenden, High Ross, High Ross Dam Controversy, It, Klesilkwa River, MW, North Cascades Conservation Council, On, Province, Seattle, Skagit River, The, The Skagit Environmental Endowment
related to Planning and early construction · 23
Ross Dam → British Columbia, By, Decco-Walton, Decco-Walton Logging Company, Diablo Dam, Douglas Fir, Fraser River, Gorge Dam, In, Prior, Ross Lake, Ruby Creek, Ruby Dam, Seattle City Light, Skagit, Skagit Gorge, Skagit River, Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, The, Western Hemlock
related to Description · 19
Ross Dam → Big Beaver Creek, Canada, Diablo Dam, Diablo Lake, Directly, It, Lightning Creek, Little Beaver Creek, North Cascades Highway, Other, Ross Lake, Ruby Arm, Ruby Creek, Skagit Gorge, Skagit River, The North Cascades, The Ross Dam, US, Washington State Route
related to Third phase · 19
Ross Dam → Another, As, British Columbia, Delmage Ross, Energy, Hoover Dam, In, Morrison-Knudsen, MW, Province, Ruby Dam, Seattle, Seattle City Light, Skagit Hydroelectric Project James, The, This, Two, Washington-British Columbia, World War II
related to External links · 11
Ross Dam → HAER, HAER No, Historic American Engineering Record, Newhalem, No, Ross Powerhouse, Skagit Power Development, WA, WA-24-G, WA-24-H, Whatcom County
Annual generation · 1
Ross Dam → 410.106 GWh(2024)
Construction began · 1
Ross Dam → 1937
Coordinates · 1
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Creates · 1
Ross Dam → Ross Lake
Height · 1
Ross Dam → 540 feet (160 m)

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Ross DamAnnual generation410.106 GWh(2024)1.00infobox
Ross DamConstruction began19371.00infobox
Ross DamCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Ross DamCreatesRoss Lake1.00infobox
Ross DamHeight540 feet (160 m)1.00infobox
Ross DamImpoundsSkagit River1.00infobox
Ross DamInstalled capacity450 MW1.00infobox
Ross DamLength1,300 feet (400 m)1.00infobox
Ross DamLocationRoss Lake National Recreation Area, Whatcom County, Washington, USA1.00infobox
Ross DamOpening date19491.00infobox
Ross DamSurface area11,700 acres (4,700 ha)1.00infobox
Ross DamTotal capacity1,435,000 acre-feet (1.770 km3)1.00infobox
Ross DamTurbines4x 112.5 MW1.00infobox
Ross Damis a540-foot0.90text
Ross Damlocated inthe gorge of the Skagit River about midway along its 150-mile0.90text

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