Detroit Dam
Detroit Dam was completed in 1953 by the
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers on the north
fork of the Santiam River in the Cascades. The dam created 400-foot-deep Detroit Lake,
more than nine miles long with 32 miles of shoreline.
Detroit Dam
The dam was authorized for the purposes of flood control, power generation, navigation, and irrigation.
Other uses are fishery, water quality, and recreation.
Fishing is allowed from the dam.
Drainage area = 437 sq mi
Maximum inflow = 63,200 cfs (1909)
Lake Elevation
Maximum pool = 1,574.0 ft
Full pool = 1,569.0 ft
Minimum flood control pool = 1,450.0 ft
Usable Storage (1,425.0 to 1,563.5) = 321,000 AF
Powerhouse
Number of units.................................2
Nameplate capacity..............................100 MW
Overload capacity...............................115 MW
Hydraulic capacity..............................5,340 cfs
Referenced By
Detroit, Oregon | Detroit Lake | Santiam River
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