On November 24, 1971, the dam was fully lit allegedly giving the skyjacker D. B. Cooper an identifiable landmark when he jumped from a Boeing 727 passenger liner. Cooper had ransomed 200,000 dollars from Federal Authorities after holding hostage the 727 and its passengers in Seattle.[4]
merwin, also, known, ariel, concrete, arch, gravity, type, hydroelectric, lewis, river, state, washington, located, border, between, cowlitz, county, clark, county, reservoir, called, lake, merwin, locationclark, cowlitz, counties, washington, usacoordinates45. Merwin Dam also known as Ariel Dam 3 is a concrete arch gravity type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River in the U S state of Washington It is located on the border between Cowlitz County and Clark County Its reservoir is called Lake Merwin Merwin DamLocationClark Cowlitz counties Washington USACoordinates45 57 24 N 122 33 18 W 45 95667 N 122 55500 W 45 95667 122 55500Construction began1929Opening date1931 1 Operator s Pacificorp 1 Dam and spillwaysImpoundsLewis RiverHeight313 feet 95 m Length1 250 feet 381 m 1 ReservoirCreatesLake MerwinTotal capacity422 000 acre feet 0 521 km3 1 Catchment area731 square miles 1 890 km2 1 Surface area3 921 acres 15 9 km2 1 Power StationCommission date1931 1949 1958Turbines3 x 45 MW Francis type 1 x 1 MW 2 Installed capacity136 MWAnnual generation511 534 MWhOn November 24 1971 the dam was fully lit allegedly giving the skyjacker D B Cooper an identifiable landmark when he jumped from a Boeing 727 passenger liner Cooper had ransomed 200 000 dollars from Federal Authorities after holding hostage the 727 and its passengers in Seattle 4 References edit a b c d e f Merwin Dam Archived 2011 07 16 at the Wayback Machine NPDP Dam Directory Merwin Hydroelectric Project PDF Final License Application PacifiCorp Archived from the original PDF on 7 August 2012 Retrieved 10 May 2012 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Merwin Dam In Search Of D B Cooper hosted by Leonard Nimoy produced by Alan Landsburg c 1979 nbsp United States portal nbsp Water portal nbsp Renewable energy portal nbsp This article about a building or structure in the U S state of Washington is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a United States power station is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a hydroelectric power plant is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Merwin Dam amp oldid 1139022234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
