Green Peter Dam
Green Peter Dam is a concrete gravity dam impounding the Middle Santiam River in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was completed in 1967 to generate hydroelectricity, prevent flood damage, provide irrigation, and improve water quality downstream.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sword Fern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cascadia.
Cascadia
Hamlet
Photo: Oregon State University Archives, No restrictions.
Cascadia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place that was established in 1892 on the South Santiam River, 14 miles east of the current city of Sweet Home, in Linn County, Oregon, United States. Cascadia is situated 5 miles southeast of Green Peter Dam.
Green Peter Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Linn County, Oregon, U.S
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Linn, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.45012° or 44° 27′ 0″ northLongitude
-122.54916° or 122° 32′ 57″ westElevation
1,014 feet (309 metres)Open location code
84PVFF22+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 563563855OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Green Peter Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Green Peter Dam”
- Japanese: “グリーン・ピーター・ダム”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Грін-Петер”
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