Cle Elum Dam
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Cle Elum Dam is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation earthfill dam on the Cle Elum River in Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and recreation as part of the larger Yakima River basin system.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completedIn | 1933 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1906 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Cle Elum Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCore | impervious core ⓘ |
| hasEmbankmentMaterial | earthfill ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
storage of spring runoff for late-season irrigation
ⓘ
support of instream flows for fish and wildlife ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| height | about 165 feet ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | federal reclamation project dam ⓘ |
| length | about 1,900 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kittitas County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedInRange | eastern slopes of the Cascade Range ⓘ |
| locatedNear | City of Cle Elum, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Cle Elum River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesFlowsFor | downstream irrigation districts in the Yakima Basin ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia–Cascades Area Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yakima Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yakima River basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectAuthorization | authorized as part of the federal Yakima Project ⓘ |
| provides |
downstream flood protection
ⓘ
seasonal flow regulation on the Cle Elum River ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation water storage ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivities |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 436,900 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Cle Elum Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirType | natural lake enlarged by dam ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Yakima River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | confluence of Cle Elum River with Yakima River ⓘ |
| waterSource | snowmelt from the eastern Cascade Range ⓘ |
| waterUse | irrigation for agriculture in the Yakima Valley ⓘ |
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