Long Lake Dam Failure

Long Lake Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Spokane River, between Lincoln County and Stevens County about 30 miles northwest of Spokane in eastern Washington. It forms Long Lake, a 23.5 mi long reservoir, and has a hydroelectric generating capacity of 71 megawatts. The dam was built by Washington Water Power, which operates five other dams al…
Long Lake Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Spokane River, between Lincoln County and Stevens County about 30 miles northwest of Spokane in eastern Washington. It forms Long Lake, a 23.5 mi long reservoir, and has a hydroelectric generating capacity of 71 megawatts. The dam was built by Washington Water Power, which operates five other dams along the Spokane.
  • Location: Lincoln / Stevens counties, Washington
  • Country: United States
  • Opening date: 1915
  • Type of dam: Concrete gravity
  • Height: 213 ft (65 m)
  • Length: 593 ft (181 m)
  • Creates: Long Lake
Data from: en.wikipedia.org