Yale Dam
Yale Dam is a 323-foot high earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington, owned by PacifiCorp. It is located on the border between Cowlitz County and Clark County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Yale Bridge.
Yale Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Yale Bridge or Lewis River Bridge spans the Lewis River near Yale, Washington. It was built in 1932 by Cowlitz and Clark counties. The suspension bridge has a clear span of 300 feet, with a total length of 532 feet, replacing a previous steel truss bridge at the site. Yale Bridge is situated 2 miles west of Yale Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cougar.
Cougar
Hamlet
Cougar is an unincorporated community and former town in Cowlitz County, Washington. Cougar is located around 50 miles northeast of Vancouver on Washington State Route 503 and along the northwest bank of Yale Lake, a reservoir on the Lewis River. Cougar is situated 6 miles north of Yale Dam.
Yale Dam
- Type: Locality
- Description: dam in Clark / Cowlitz counties, Washington, USA
- Categories: dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Clark County, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Yale Dam” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Yale Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد ييل”
- Italian: “diga di Yale”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Yale-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Yale-demningen”
- Slovenian: “jez Yale”
- Slovenian: “Yale Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Єль”
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