Foster Dam
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Foster Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam located on the South Santiam River in western Oregon, forming Foster Lake near the city of Sweet Home.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete-gravity dam
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flood-control dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| builder | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | South Santiam River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1961 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| downstreamOf | Green Peter Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsReservoir |
Foster Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foster Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Foster Dam Powerhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| height | about 126 feet ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 20 megawatts ⓘ |
| length | about 4,565 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Linn County, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willamette River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sweet Home, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | South Santiam River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesFloodRiskFor | communities along the South Santiam River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Sweet Home, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 2 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Willamette Valley Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystemWith | Green Peter Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
downstream flow augmentation for fish habitat
ⓘ
water level regulation for Foster Lake recreation ⓘ |
| purpose |
downstream flow regulation
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation support ⓘ |
| region | western Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 60,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| supportsRecreationAt | Foster Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamOf | Sweet Home, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourse | South Santiam River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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