Lower Baker Dam
Encyclopedia
Lower Baker Dam is a dam across the Baker River
one mile north of Concrete, Washington
. It forms a reservoir called Lake Shannon
which stretches 7.5 miles (12.1 km) upstream. The dam is operated by Puget Sound Energy
as part of the Baker River Hydroelectric Project.
The dam has a thick arch design, and is 285 feet (86.9 m) high and 550 feet (167.6 m) long. It spans the Baker River in a narrow reach known as Eden Canyon, just above the river's confluence with the Skagit River
. It is able to hold 29426 acre.ft of water. The other dam on this river, Upper Baker Dam
, lies about 8 miles (12.9 km) upstream, and serves a similar purpose to Lower Baker.
Baker River (Washington)
The Baker River is an approximately , southward-flowing tributary of the Skagit River in northwestern Washington in the United States. It drains an area of the high North Cascades in the watershed of Puget Sound north of Seattle, and east of Mount Baker...
one mile north of Concrete, Washington
Concrete, Washington
Concrete is a town in north-central Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 705 at the 2010 census. The town of Concrete is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Early history:...
. It forms a reservoir called Lake Shannon
Lake Shannon
Lake Shannon is a long, narrow reservoir on the Baker River in Skagit County in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed in the 1920s by the construction of an arch dam just above the river's mouth, the lake is approximately long and averages wide at full extent...
which stretches 7.5 miles (12.1 km) upstream. The dam is operated by Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States...
as part of the Baker River Hydroelectric Project.
The dam has a thick arch design, and is 285 feet (86.9 m) high and 550 feet (167.6 m) long. It spans the Baker River in a narrow reach known as Eden Canyon, just above the river's confluence with the Skagit River
Skagit River
The Skagit River is a river in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and northwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 150 mi long...
. It is able to hold 29426 acre.ft of water. The other dam on this river, Upper Baker Dam
Upper Baker Dam
Upper Baker Dam is a dam spanning the Baker River in northern Washington in the United States of America. It is one of two dams on the river, the other one being the Lower Baker Dam a few miles downstream...
, lies about 8 miles (12.9 km) upstream, and serves a similar purpose to Lower Baker.