Gorge
Dam in Whatcom County, Washington · Skagit River · forms Gorge Reservoir
Height
300 ft
91 m (NID height)
Length
670 ft
204 m
Completed
1961
Gorge Reservoir today
872.05 ft
7 days ▲ 0.61 ft
Normal storage
8,485 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Recreation; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 300 ft
- Owner
- City of Seattle (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 9,758 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 241 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 280 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,193 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Army Corps district
- Seattle District
- NID ID
- WA00168
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID WA00168 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.