Mud Mountain Dam
The Mud Mountain Dam is a dam in King County , Washington state , a few miles southeast of Enumclaw .
The dam was completed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1948 , although the project had already been approved by US Congress law in June 1936 . Construction began in 1939 and was delayed by World War II. When it was completed, it was the highest stone-earth dam in the world with a height of 131.7 meters.
The Mud Mountain Dam dams the White River for flood protection purposes. The famers of the King and Pierce Counties had fought over the waters of the White River since the 1870s. It was not only about temporary floods, but also about relocations of the river, especially in 1906, when the White River created a permanent breakthrough to the shorter, southward course of the Stuck River . The consultations with the engineer Hiram M. Chittenden finally led to the decision to dammed the river.
The created reservoir, the Mud Mountain Lake, is a river-like, swampy lake with periodically fluctuating water flow. The US Army Corps of Engineers operates a recreational area on the dam, the Mud Mountain Recreational Area, which includes picnic areas, exhibits art objects, and comprises a ten-mile network of hiking trails.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alan J. Stein: Mud Mountain Dam - HistoryLink.org Posted 9/23/2001, accessed May 30, 2018
- ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 21, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Explore the Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area and Rim Trail - Enumclaw, WA Patch ( Memento from August 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreational Area (English)
Coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′ 31.9 " N , 121 ° 55 ′ 52.7" W.