Conconully Dam

Conconully Dam Conconully Reservoir
Aerial view of the dam and reservoir
Location: Okanogan County , Washington , USA Tributaries: Salmon Creek from Salmon Lake Dam , North Fork Salmon Creek Drain: Salmon Creek → Okanogan River Larger cities on the shore: Conconully
Washington , United States
Coordinates	48 ° 32 '17 "  N , 119 ° 44' 56"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '17 "  N , 119 ° 44' 56"  W.
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1910/11, 1920 and 1969
Height of the barrier structure :	22 m
Crown length:	328 m
Operator:	Okanogan Irrigation District
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	2.23 km²
Storage space	16 035 240  m³
The town of Conconully seen from the north with Conconully Lake and the Salmon Lake Dam, built in 1921, in the east (left) and the Conconully Reservoir in the south

The Conconully Dam (National ID # WA00259) is a dam in Okanogan County , Washington state .

The earth dam was built from 1910 to 1911 with an original height of 21 meters by the United States Bureau of Reclamation during the first period of its activity and increased in 1920 and reconstructed in 1969. Today's height is 22 m, the crown length 328 m.

The Conconully Dam dams Salmon Creek for flood control and irrigation purposes; he is part of the larger Okanogan Project. On September 6, 1974, he was added to the National Register of Historic Places . The neighboring Salmon Lake Dam , built in 1921, and its reservoir, Conconully Lake, are part of the same project. Both dams are owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and operated by the local Okanogan Irrigation District .

The Conconully Reservoir typically has a surface area of ​​223 hectares and a maximum storage capacity of 16,035,240 cubic meters. Those looking for relaxation come to the lake for fishing ( rainbow trout , cutthroat trout and black bass are popular ), boating, camping, hiking and nature observation. The Conconully State Park and Conconully National Wildlife Refuge are nearby.

history

Construction of the dam was interrupted by a strike in July 1909. Construction workers were offered a 25 cents a day increase, but asked for 50 cents. A report of the strike was published in Industrial Worker , a weekly newspaper for the Industrial Workers of the World published in Spokane .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Conconully+Dam
2. ↑ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Okanogan%20Project
3. ↑ Lakes and Reservoirs: Conconully at findlakes.com, accessed April 18, 2018
4. ^ Recreation.gov recreation area details - Conconully Lake / Conconully Reservoir - Recreation.gov . Retrieved April 18, 2018
5. ↑ Oliver Janders: IWW Yearbook 1909 . University of Washington . Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 18, 2016. 
6. ^ DM Kinnon: Strike on Government Job . In: Industrial Worker , July 26, 1909, p. 1. “I am writing here for all the men (except carpenters) who went on strike yesterday at 12 o'clock on the government embankment: We demanded an increase of 50 cents for that Daily wage. The superintendent offered an increase of 25 cents a day for the miners of an [illegible] thing that was rejected. All men support the 50 cent increase. We await the decision of the headquarters tomorrow. I will announce new developments. Sincerely. DM KINNON. "