Cougar Dam
Cougar Dam is a 519-foot tall rockfill hydroelectric dam in the U.S. state of Oregon. It has a gated concrete spillway and a powerhouse with two turbines totaling 25 megawatts of electric power.The dam impounds the South Fork McKenzie River about 42 miles east of Eugene, Oregon, creating Cougar Reservoir which has a storage capacity of 219,000 acre feet.Notable Places in the Area
Cougar Reservoir
Reservoir
Cougar Reservoir is a reservoir on the South Fork McKenzie River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Cougar Reservoir is situated 2½ miles south of Cougar Dam.
Localities in the Area
Rainbow
Hamlet
Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Rainbow is situated 2½ miles north of Cougar Dam. Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.
McKenzie Bridge
Hamlet
McKenzie Bridge is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the McKenzie River and within Willamette National Forest. McKenzie Bridge is situated 5 miles northeast of Cougar Dam. Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.
Blue River
Village
Blue River is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Blue River is situated 5 miles west of Cougar Dam. Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.
Cougar Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Lane County, Oregon, USA
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
Latitude 44.129° or 44° 7' 44.5" north | Longitude -122.2411° or 122° 14' 28" west |
Elevation 1535 feet (468 metres) | OpenStreetMap ID way 346039002 |
GeoNames ID 5720924 |
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Cougar Dam
In the Area
Localities
- Finn RockHamlet, 7 miles west
- Foley SpringsLocality, 7 miles east
- NimrodHamlet, 9 miles west
- Belknap SpringsLocality, 10 miles northeast
Landmarks
- Harvey MountainSummit, 2½ miles southwest
- Katsuk ButteSummit, 2½ miles southwest
- Belknap BridgeBridge, 3 miles north
- Willamette National Forest
Other Places
- Rush CreekStream, 420 feet south
- Cougar CreekStream, 3900 feet northwest
- Echo CampgroundCamp, 3900 feet northeast
- Cougar Creek Recreation Site4000 feet northwest
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