North Fork Dam

The North Fork Dam is on the Clackamas River, about five miles upriver from Estacada, Oregon. It was built in 1958. The North Fork Reservoir is behind it.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Clackamas, Oregon
Address: OR

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Highlights include North Fork Reservoir.

North Fork Reservoir

Reservoir

North Fork Reservoir is a reservoir behind North Fork Dam, on the Clackamas River, upriver from Estacada. It is found at an elevation of 666 feet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Springwater and Estacada.

Springwater is an unincorporated rural community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, about three miles south of Estacada on Oregon Route 211. So named since pioneer days, it was one of the first places on the upper Clackamas River to have a post office. Springwater is situated 3 miles west of North Fork Dam.

Estacada

Town

Photo: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain.

Estacada is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, about 30 miles southeast of Portland. The population was 4,356 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 5,421 in 2023. Estacada is situated 4 miles northwest of North Fork Dam.

North Fork Dam

Categories: arch dam and hydroelectric power station
Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.2434° or 45° 14′ 36″ north

Longitude

-122.28093° or 122° 16′ 51″ west

Elevation

778 feet (237 metres)

Open location code

84QV6PV9+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 436824153

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

5743140

Wikidata ID

Q22023455

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“North Fork Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “North Fork Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Oregon, Clackamas County)”
Cebuano: “North Fork Dam”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС Норт-Форк”

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