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.
Wikipedia
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,434 feet (437 metres)
  • …is also known as “Ruby Dam”
  • Description: dam in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America

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.

Historic building
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The is a fire lookout that… is situated 2 miles west of Ross Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diablo.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. is situated 3½ miles west of Ross Dam.

Ross Dam

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Latitude
48.7318° or 48° 43′ 55″ north
Longitude
-121.06734° or 121° 4′ 2″ west
Open location code
84WWPWJM+P3
Geo­Names ID
5808868
Wiki­data ID
Q624078

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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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Washington: Highlights

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