Foster Dam
Foster Dam is an embankment type rock-fill dam across the South Santiam River near Sweet Home, Oregon, United States. Designed by the Corps of Engineers, it began service on August 22, 1968.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Foster Lake.
Foster Lake
Reservoir
Foster Reservoir is a reservoir created by Foster Dam… Foster Lake is situated 1½ miles east of Foster Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foster and Sweet Home.
Foster
Hamlet
Foster Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Linn County, Oregon, United States of America
- Location: Linn, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.41614° or 44° 24′ 58″ north
Longitude
-122.67049° or 122° 40′ 14″ west
Elevation
640 feet (195 metres)
Open location code
84PVC88H+FR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Foster Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foster Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Oregon)”
- Cebuano: “Foster Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد فوستر”
- Italian: “diga di Foster”
- Japanese: “フォスター・ダム”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Greenville and Liberty.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Foster Lake at Foster and Foster Dam Tailwater at Foster.
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