Electron (Washington)
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Location in Washington
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Pierce County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 0 ′ N , 122 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Height : | 178 m | ||
| Postal code : | 98360 | ||
| Area code : | +1 253 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-21065 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1519248 | ||
Electron is a civil parish in Pierce County , Washington state .
Electron is located on the Puyallup River just northeast of Lake Kapowsin and is the seat of the Electron hydropower plant , a hydropower plant operated by Puget Sound Energy . Above the power plant, about 16.5 km upstream, is the Electron Diversionary Dam , which feeds the water to the power plant through a wooden channel. The dam and power station were planned and built in 1903-04; operations began on April 12, 1904. Electron was the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the 1930s. A mudslide destroyed the original engine house in 1936; the reconstruction was partially completed in 1937 and fully completed in 1941. There is a small city park in Electron.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Electron at HowmTownLocator.com
- ↑ Website of Puget Sound Energy ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
