Yale
Dam in Cowlitz County, Washington · Lewis River · forms Yale Reservoir
Height
323 ft
98 m (NID height)
Length
1,500 ft
457 m
Completed
1953
Yale Reservoir today
473.00 ft
7 days ▲ 1.00 ft
Normal storage
402,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 323 ft
- Owner
- Private
- Maximum storage
- 402,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,783 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 309 ft
- Drainage area
- 592 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- NID ID
- WA00148
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID WA00148 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Yale Reservoir
- Yale Saddle Dam