Detroit Dam
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Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River
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 Location of Detroit Dam in Oregon
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Detroit, Linn County/Marion County, Oregon |
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| Purpose | Flood control, power, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1949 |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Owner(s) | U.S. Army Corp of Engineers |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity |
| Impounds | North Santiam River |
| Height | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Length | 1,523.5 ft (464.4 m) |
| Elevation at crest | 1,580 ft (480 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Detroit Lake |
| Total capacity | 455,000 acre·ft (561,000,000 m3) |
| Active capacity | 321,000 acre feet (396,000,000 m3) |
| Catchment area | 437 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
| Surface area | 3,500 acres (14 km2) |
| Max. length | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Normal elevation | 1,569 ft (478 m) (full) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 1953 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 2 x 100 MW Francis-type[1] |
| Installed capacity | 100 MW |
Detroit Dam is a gravity dam on the North Santiam River between Linn County and Marion County, Oregon. It is located in the Cascades, about 5 mi (8.0 km) west of the city of Detroit. It was constructed between 1949 and 1953 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The dam created 400-foot (120 m) deep Detroit Lake, more than 9 miles (14 km) long with 32 miles (51 km) of shoreline.[2][3][4]
The dam, dedicated on June 10, 1953,[5] was authorized for the purposes of flood control, power generation, navigation, and irrigation. Other uses are fishery, water quality, and recreation. It was built in concert with the Big Cliff Dam downstream.
File:Detroit Dam - free-overflow spill test.jpg
Free-overflow spill test, 2013
- Drainage area: 437 mi² (1,132 km²)
- Maximum inflow: 63,200 ft³/s (1,790 m³/s) 1909
- Lake Elevation
- Maximum pool: 1,574 ft (480 m)
- Full pool: 1,569 ft (478 m)
- Minimum flood control pool: 1,450 ft (442 m)
- Usable storage (1,425.0 to 1,563.5 ft) = 321,000 acre feet (396,000,000 m3)
- Powerhouse
- Number of units: 2
- Nameplate capacity: 100 MW
- Overload capacity: 115 MW
- Hydraulic capacity: 5,340 ft³/s (151 m³/s)
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Corps of Engineers plots of lake level and flow for various intervals up to a year
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- Dams in Oregon
- Hydroelectric power plants in Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Linn County, Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Marion County, Oregon
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Dams completed in 1953
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1953
- 1953 establishments in Oregon
- Gravity dams
