Ross Dam

Ross Dam is a 540-foot -high, 1,300-foot -long concrete thin arch dam across the , forming . The dam is in , while Ross Lake extends 23 miles north to , Canada.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Ruby Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pierce Mountain and Sourdough Mountain Lookout.

Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 4,973-foot summit in the North Cascades of Washington, United States. It is located within and .

Historic building
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The is a fire lookout that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Constructed atop in , in the U.S. state of , the lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. is situated 2 miles west of Ross Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diablo.

Hamlet
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is located near in the Ross Lake National Recreation Area, along the . is situated 3½ miles west of Ross Dam.

Ross Dam

Latitude
48.7318° or 48° 43′ 55″ north
Longitude
-121.06734° or 121° 4′ 2″ west
Elevation
1,434 feet (437 metres)
Open location code
84WWPWJM+P3
Geo­Names ID
5808868
Wiki­data ID
Q624078
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Ross Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ross Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Washington, Whatcom County)”
  • Cebuano: “Ross Dam”
  • Chinese: “羅斯水壩”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “روس دام”
  • French: “barrage de Ross”
  • French: “Barrage de Ross”
  • German: “Ross Dam”
  • German: “Ross-Talsperre”
  • German: “Ruby Dam”
  • Hindi: “रॉस बांध”
  • Italian: “diga di Ross”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ross-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ruby-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Ross-demningen”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Росс”

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