Boundary Dam

Boundary Dam

Infobox_Dam
dam_name = Boundary Dam


caption =
crosses = Pend Oreille River
reservoir =
locale = Washington
maint = City of Seattle [http://npdp.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=WA00009 Boundary Dam] , NPDP Dam Directory]
length = 740 feet (225 m)
height =
width =
began =
open = 1967
cost =
reservoir_capacity = 95,000 acre feet (120,000,000 m³)
reservoir_catchment = 25,200 sq mi (65,268 km²)
reservoir_surface = 1,668 acres (6.75 km²)
map_cue =
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map_text =
map_width =
coordinates = coord|48|59|14|N|117|20|51|W|region:US_type:landmark Gnis|1516866|Boundary Dam, USGS, GNIS]
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Boundary Dam is a concrete arch gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend Oreille River, in the U.S. state of Washington. The dam is operated by the city of Seattle and supplies electricity to the city.

Boundary Dam is located in the northeast corner of Washington state, just south of the border with British Columbia, Canada.

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