Gorge Dam
Gorge Dam is one of three 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 |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Gorge High Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Ross and Davis Peak.
Mount Ross
Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Ross is a 6,052-foot mountain summit located in the North Cascades, in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Mount Ross is situated 2 miles northwest of Gorge Dam.
Davis Peak
Peak
Photo: Bob Collowân, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Davis Peak is a mountain just north of Gorge Lake in North Cascades National Park, in the US state of Washington. It is located just south of the Picket Range. Davis Peak is situated 2 miles north of Gorge Dam.
Gorge Powerhouse
Power station
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gorge Powerhouse is a power station, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Gorge Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newhalem and Diablo.
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 2½ miles southwest of Gorge Dam.
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. Diablo is situated 3½ miles east of Gorge Dam.
Gorge Dam
Latitude
48.6978° or 48° 41′ 52″ northLongitude
-121.20877° or 121° 12′ 32″ westElevation
883 feet (269 metres)Open location code
84WWMQXR+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 51793987OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Gorge Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gorge Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “Gorge Dam”
- French: “barrage Gorge”
- French: “Barrage Gorge”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gorge-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Gorge-demningen”
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