Hydroelectric Dams in Oregon

Oregon has 49 hydroelectric dams, of which 24 carry a high hazard classification. The dam generates hydroelectric power by channeling water through turbines, converting the energy of flowing water into electricity.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Round Butte	Jefferson	440	High	Fair	1964
2	Brownlee	Baker	395	High	Fair	1958
3	Smith	Linn	235	High	Unsatisfactory	1963
4	North Fork	Clackamas	207	High	Satisfactory	1958
5	Pelton	Jefferson	204	High	Satisfactory	1957
6	Big Cliff Dam	Marion	172	High	Not assessed	1954
7	Soda Springs	Douglas	127	High	Fair	1952
8	Lemolo No 1	Douglas	120	High	Fair	1955
9	Timothy Lake	Clackamas	100	High	Satisfactory	1956
10	Howard Prairie Dam	Jackson	100	High	Not assessed	1958
11	Trail Bridge	Linn	90	High	Unsatisfactory	1963
12	River Mill	Clackamas	85	High	Satisfactory	1911
13	Faraday Diversion	Clackamas	84	Significant	Satisfactory	1965
14	Keene Creek Dam	Jackson	78	High	Not assessed	1959
15	Harriet Lake	Clackamas	68	Low	Satisfactory	1923
16	Toketee	Douglas	58	High	Unsatisfactory	1949
17	North Fork Diversion Dam	Jackson	55	High	Fair	1928
18	Hyatt Dam	Jackson	53	High	Not assessed	1923
19	Paris	Douglas	51	High	Fair	1963
20	Frog Lake Dam a	Clackamas	50	Significant	Satisfactory	1955
21	North Fork Diversion Dam	Jackson	50	Significant	Not assessed	1965
22	Lake Roslyn	Clackamas	49	Significant	Not assessed	1959
23	Desert Creek Dam	Crook	46	Low	Not assessed
24	Hochstein Dam #3	Washington	45	Low	Not assessed
25	Keno Dam	Klamath	41	High	Not assessed	1967
26	North Canal Diversion	Deschutes	35	High	Fair	1906
27	Johan Vineyard Reservoir H	Polk	35	Low	Not assessed
28	Oswego Lake Dam	Clackamas	34	Significant	Not assessed	1921
29	Faraday Forebay	Clackamas	33	High	Satisfactory	1907
30	South Fork Diversion Dam	Jackson	33	Low	Satisfactory	1932
31	Prospect Forebay Dam	Jackson	31	Significant	Satisfactory	1911
32	Slide Creek	Douglas	30	Low	Satisfactory	1951
33	Lemolo No 2 Forebay	Douglas	30	Low	Satisfactory	1956
34	Fuston Ranch Dam	Jefferson	30	Significant	Not assessed
35	Walterville Forebay	Lane	24	High	Poor	1911
36	Link River Diversion Dam	Klamath	22	High	Not assessed	1921
37	Stump Lake Dam	Douglas	21	Low	Not assessed	1953
38	Opal Springs	Jefferson	21	Low	Satisfactory	1985
39	Justesen Reservoir #1	Sherman	21	Low	Not assessed	1985
40	Willamette Falls	Clackamas	20	Significant	Satisfactory	1923
41	Leaburg	Lane	20	Low	Satisfactory	1930
42	Bend Hydro (mirrorpond)	Deschutes	18	Significant	Not assessed	1905
43	Fish Creek Diversion Dam	Douglas	17	Significant	Not assessed	1990
44	Clearwater No 1 Forebay	Douglas	17	Low	Satisfactory	1953
45	Carmen Diversion	Linn	17	Low	Unsatisfactory	1963
46	Wastewater Lagoon #4	Lake	15	Low	Not assessed
47	Fish Creek Forebay	Douglas	14	Significant	Satisfactory	1951
48	Clearwater No 2 Forebay	Douglas	13	High	Satisfactory	1953
49	Walterville Storage Pond	Lane	10	High	Satisfactory	1951

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