Detroit Dam
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Detroit Dam is a large concrete storage and flood-control dam in western Oregon that forms Detroit Lake and helps regulate the flow of the North Santiam River.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
flood control dam ⓘ storage dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1949 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Marion County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToSalem | about 45 miles east ⓘ |
| elevationAtCrest | about 1,569 ft above sea level ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Detroit Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillwayGates | radial gates ⓘ |
| height |
141 m
ⓘ
463 ft ⓘ |
| length |
1566 ft
ⓘ
477 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | City of Detroit, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | North Santiam River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manages | seasonal runoff from western Cascades ⓘ |
| managesFlowOf | North Santiam River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Salem, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Willamette Valley Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRiverSystem | Willamette River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantCapacity | 100 MW ⓘ |
| provides |
downstream flood protection
ⓘ
flow regulation for irrigation ⓘ flow regulation for municipal water supply ⓘ recreational opportunities at Detroit Lake ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation support ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | western Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity |
455000 acre-feet
ⓘ
561,000,000 m3 ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Detroit Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 3,500 acres ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| structureType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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