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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  • Industrial building
  • …is operated by the City of Seattle - (WA)
  • Description: dam in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America
  • Also known as
    “Ross Dam Powerhouse”
    “Ruby Dam”
  • Established: December 1952

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pierce Mountain and Sourdough Mountain Lookout.
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is a 4,973-foot summit in the North Cascades of Washington, United States.
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The is a fire lookout that… is situated 2 miles northwest of Ross Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diablo.
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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
48.72991° or 48° 43′ 48″ north
Longitude
-121.07136° or 121° 4′ 17″ west
Open location code
84WWPWHH+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51794012
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
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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