Swift Reservoir
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| Geographical location | Skamania County , Washington , USA | |
| Tributaries | Lewis River , Drift Creek, Range Creek, Swift Creek | |
| Drain | Lewis River | |
| Islands | 1 | |
| Location close to the shore | Cougar | |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 3 ′ N , 122 ° 6 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 308 m | |
| surface | 18.7 km² | |
| length | 14 km | |
| width | 1.8 km | |
| Catchment area | 1250 km² | |
The Swift Reservoir is a reservoir in Skamania County , Washington state . It was created in 1958 after the Swift Dam was built by damming the Lewis River .
The reservoir is around 14 km long and has an area of 18.7 km². In addition to the Lewis River, it is fed by some streams such as Drift Creek and Range Creek , whose partially flooded valleys now form small bays of the Swift Reservoir. The reservoir owes its name to the Swift Creek , which flows into the dam , which rises on the southern slope of the nearby Mount St. Helens . Swift Reservoir is the uppermost and largest of three reservoirs on the Lewis River, with Yale Lake and Lake Merwin downstream .
Two recreational facilities - Swift Forest Camp and Eagle Cliff Park , both with boat docks - are located on the east end of the lake. Accessible via a forest service road in the adjacent Gifford Pinchot National Forest that runs along the north bank of the Swift Reservoirs .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b NPDP Swift No. 1 ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 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.
