Keechelus Dam
Dam in Kittitas County, Washington · Yakima River · forms Keechelus Lake
Height
128 ft
39 m (NID height)
Length
6,550 ft
1,996 m
Completed
1917
Keechelus Lake today
2,433.01 ft
7 days ▼ 0.54 ft
Normal storage
158,000 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 128 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 158,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,562 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 63 ft
- Drainage area
- 55 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Seattle District
- Also known as
- Keechelus Lake
- NID ID
- WA00265
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Nov 21, 2024. Search NID ID WA00265 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.