Upper Baker Dam

Upper Baker Dam ( Baker Lake )
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Location: Whatcom County , Washington , USA Tributaries: Baker River , Shannon Creek , Swift Creek Drain: Baker River
Washington , United States
Coordinates	48 ° 38 '56 "  N , 121 ° 41' 27"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 38 '56 "  N , 121 ° 41' 27"  W.
Data on the structure
Lock type:	Gravity dam
Construction time:	1959
Height of the barrier structure :	95 m
Crown length:	370 m
Power plant output:	91 MW
Operator:	Puget Sound Energy
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	19 km²
Total storage space :	352 000 000  m³
Catchment area	560 km²

The Upper Baker Dam is a dam that dams the Baker River in Whatcom County , Washington state . It is one of two dams on the river. The other, Lower Baker Dam , is a few miles downstream. The dam produces electrical energy and is used for flood protection.

Construction was completed in 1959 by Puget Sound Energy as part of a power generation plan, the Baker River Hydroelectric Project. The dam is a 95 m high and 370 m long gravity dam made of concrete on the crown , the power plant of which is to produce 337.35 million kWh of electricity annually with an output of 91 MW  . It is fed by three lines with a total capacity of 2,500 cubic meters per second. The reservoir covers 19 km² and contains around 352 million m³ of water.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Baker River Hydroelectric Project . Puget Sound Energy. October 2007. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. 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 January 17, 2011.  
2. ↑ http://carma.org/plant/detail/47198
3. ↑ 3.3 Water Quantity . In: Baker River Project, FERC No. 2150 . Puget Sound Energy. March 2002. Accessed on January 18, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.