Diablo Dam
Diablo Dam is one of three dams 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.Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: in the U.S. state of Washington
- Also known as: “Diablo Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gorge Lake and Sourdough Mountain Lookout.
Gorge Lake
Reservoir
Gorge Lake is a reservoir in the North Cascades of northwestern Washington state, United States. Created by Gorge Dam, the lake is located between Diablo Lake and Newhalem on the Skagit River, at an elevation of 876 feet above sea level. Gorge Lake is situated 2 miles west of Diablo Dam.
Sourdough Mountain Lookout
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Sourdough Mountain Lookout is a fire lookout that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Constructed atop Sourdough Mountain in North Cascades National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington, the lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Sourdough Mountain Lookout is situated 2½ miles northeast of Diablo Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diablo and Newhalem.
Diablo
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Diablo is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is located near Diablo Dam in the Ross Lake National Recreation Area, along the Skagit River.
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 6 miles southwest of Diablo Dam.
Diablo Dam
- Categories: arch dam, hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.71573° or 48° 42′ 57″ northLongitude
-121.14142° or 121° 8′ 29″ westInception
October 1936Operator
City of Seattle - (WA)Open location code
84WWPV85+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 438351871OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q920135
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Diablo Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Diablo Dam”
- Czech: “Ďáblova přehrada”
- Czech: “Hydroelektrický projekt řeky Skagit”
- French: “barrage Diablo”
- French: “Barrage Diablo”
- French: “Skagit River Hydroelectric Project”
- German: “Diablo Dam”
- German: “Diablo Hydroelectric Power Plant”
- German: “Diablo Lake”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Diablo-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Diablo-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Діабло”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Diablo heliport and North Cascades Environmental Learning Center.
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