Upper Baker
Dam in Whatcom County, Washington · Baker River · forms Baker Lake @ Upr Baker Dm
Height
312 ft
95 m (NID height)
Length
1,200 ft
366 m
Completed
1959
Baker Lake @ Upr Baker Dm today
710.81 ft
7 days ▼ 4.29 ft
vs full pool
▼ 0.75 ft
Normal storage
274,221 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 312 ft
- Owner
- Private
- Maximum storage
- 274,221 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 4,980 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 304 ft
- Drainage area
- 215 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Army Corps district
- Seattle District
- NID ID
- WA00173
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID WA00173 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Baker Lake @ Upr Baker Dm
- Lower Baker
- Baker Lake Dam