Tieton Dam
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Tieton Dam is a concrete multiple-arch dam in central Washington State that provides irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima River basin developments.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete multiple-arch dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| category |
Dams in Washington State
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power plants in Washington State ⓘ United States Bureau of Reclamation dams ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1923 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Rimrock Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designType | multiple-arch ⓘ |
| floodControl | provides seasonal flood regulation in Yakima River basin ⓘ |
| height | about 319 feet ⓘ |
| hydraulicHead | about 250 feet ⓘ |
| length | about 920 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
Yakima County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tieton River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearCity | Yakima, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCommunity | Tieton, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yakima Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yakima River basin developments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantCapacity | about 31 megawatts ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| project | Yakima Project Tieton Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| region | central Washington State ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 203,600 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Rimrock Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 2,600 acres ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Yakima River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | confluence of Tieton River and Naches River ⓘ |
| uses |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
recreation on Rimrock Lake ⓘ |
| watercourse | Tieton River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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