Diablo Dam
Diablo Dam is one of three dams along the upper Skagit River in Whatcom County, Washington and part of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project that supplies Seattle with some of its power needs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: in the U.S. state of Washington
- Also known as: “Diablo Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sourdough Mountain Lookout.
Sourdough Mountain Lookout
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Sourdough Mountain Lookout is a fire lookout that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Constructed atop Sourdough Mountain in North Cascades National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington, the lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Sourdough Mountain Lookout is situated 2 miles northeast of Diablo Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diablo and Newhalem.
Diablo
Hamlet
Diablo is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is located along the Skagit River within the Ross Lake National Recreation Area, near Diablo Dam.
Newhalem
Hamlet
Newhalem is a small unincorporated community on the Skagit River in the western foothills of the North Cascades, in Whatcom County, northwestern Washington, United States. Newhalem is situated 6 miles southwest of Diablo Dam.
Diablo Dam
- Categories: arch dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Diablo Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Diablo Dam”
- Czech: “Ďáblova přehrada”
- Czech: “Hydroelektrický projekt řeky Skagit”
- French: “barrage Diablo”
- French: “Barrage Diablo”
- French: “Skagit River Hydroelectric Project”
- German: “Diablo Dam”
- German: “Diablo Hydroelectric Power Plant”
- German: “Diablo Lake”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Diablo-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Diablo-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Діабло”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pyramid Lake Research Natural Area and Cedar Crossing.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sourdough Creek and New Halem / Diablo Volunteer Fire Department.
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