Lower Cushman Dam
Cushman Dam No. 2 is a hydroelectric dam on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington, United States, forming Lake Kokanee. Built in 1930, its three 27,000 kilowatt generators provide 233 million kilowatt-hours annually to the Tacoma Power system.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on the North Fork Skokomish River in Washington state listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Cushman Dam No. 2”, “Cushman Dam Number Two”, and “Lower Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cushman Dam.
Cushman Dam
Dam
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Cushman Dam No. 1 is a hydroelectric dam on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington, which in derogation of the natural and treaty rights of the Native inhabitants impounded and enlarged the formerly natural Lake Cushman, leading… Cushman Dam is situated 2 miles northwest of Lower Cushman Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potlatch and Hoodsport.
Potlatch
Potlatch is an unincorporated community in the Olympic Peninsula region of Washington. It is on the Hood Canal.Hoodsport
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hoodsport is a small city in the Olympic Peninsula region of Washington state. It is on the west bank of the Hood Canal.
Union
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union is a picturesque community on the south shore of Hood Canal, on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. Views take in the beautiful Olympic Mountains in nearby Olympic National Park.
Lower Cushman Dam
- Categories: historic district and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Mason, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.39758° or 47° 23′ 51″ northLongitude
-123.20132° or 123° 12′ 5″ westElevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
84VR9QXX+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 383936795OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Lower Cushman Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lower Cushman Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد كوشمان السفلى”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Кушман 2”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Minerva Beach Mobile Village Resort and Holiday Beach.
Nearby Places
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