Dam Observatory
Dam Observatory is in Jefferson, Oregon. Dam Observatory is situated nearby to the power station Round Butte Dam.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Round Butte Dam.
Round Butte Dam
Power station
Round Butte Dam is a rockfill-type hydroelectric dam on the Deschutes River, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Jefferson County and owned by the power company Portland General Electric, its reservoir is called Lake Billy Chinook. Round Butte Dam is situated 2,000 feet north of Dam Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Metolius and Culver.
Metolius
Village
Metolius is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, named for the Metolius River, a nearby tributary of the Deschutes River. The name for both comes from the Warm Springs or Sahaptin word mitula, meaning white salmon and referring to a light colored Chinook salmon and not a whitefish. Metolius is situated 5 miles east of Dam Observatory.
Culver
Village
Culver is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Culver had a population of 1,602. Culver is situated 6 miles southeast of Dam Observatory.
Dam Observatory
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Jefferson, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.60076° or 44° 36′ 3″ north
Longitude
-121.27452° or 121° 16′ 28″ west
Elevation
2,270 feet (692 metres)
Open location code
84PWJP2G+85
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
GeoNames ID
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