Kachess Dam
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Kachess Dam is an earthfill dam in central Washington State that creates Kachess Lake, providing water storage and regulation as part of the region’s irrigation and water management system.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| basinAgency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Yakima Field Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| coreMaterial | impervious earth core ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Kachess Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | seasonal water storage ⓘ |
| elevationOfCrest | about 2,270 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of downstream flows
ⓘ
support of agricultural production in Yakima Valley ⓘ |
| hasReservoirUse | recreation on Kachess Lake ⓘ |
| height | about 115 feet ⓘ |
| length | about 2,600 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kittitas County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedOnWaterbody | Kachess River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manages | irrigation releases for agriculture ⓘ |
| managesReservoir | Kachess Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | earthfill ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Easton, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yakima Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUseRegion | central Washington irrigation districts ⓘ |
| projectOperator | Yakima Project irrigation districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation water storage ⓘ water regulation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| region | central Washington State ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowTo | Yakima River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 239,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Yakima River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | concrete overflow spillway ⓘ |
| waterSource | Kachess River inflow ⓘ |
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