Tieton Dam
| Tieton Dam (Rimrock Lake) |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 39 '23 " N , 121 ° 7' 46" W | ||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||
| Construction time: | 1925 | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 97 m | ||||||
| Building volume: | 58 000 m³ | ||||||
| Crown length: | 280 m | ||||||
| Operator: | United States Bureau of Reclamation | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Water surface | 10.8 km² | ||||||
| Storage space | 244 000 000 m³ | ||||||
| Total storage space : | 251 000 000 m³ | ||||||
| Catchment area | 477 km² | ||||||
The Tieton Dam is a dam built from earth and concrete on the Tieton River in Yakima County , Washington state . The dam was put into operation in 1925. The lake he dammed, Rimrock Lake , has a storage space of 244 million cubic meters with a total storage space of 251 million cubic meters. It provides water for irrigation in agriculture. The Tieton Dam is part of the Yakima Project . Upstream, the Tieton River is dammed by the Clear Creek Dam , another element of the Yakima Project . About 8 mi (13 km) downstream from the dam, the river is channeled into the Tieton Main Canal.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Tieton Dam ( 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. , NPDP Dam Directory
- ^ Bureau of Reclamation : Project details - Yakima Project . Retrieved August 18, 2015.
Web links
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