Cazadero Dam

Former dam in Oregon, United States
Dam in Oregon
Cazadero Dam
CountryUnited States
LocationOregon
Construction began1904
Opening date1907

Cazadero Dam was a dam on the Clackamas River, near the city of Estacada, Oregon, United States.[1] Construction began in 1904,[2] and it was put into service in 1907.

B&W image of powerhouse in the foreground with the back sided of the dam in the foreground.
Perspective view of Cazadero Dam and generator building in 1996.

The original dam was destroyed by flooding in 1965 and replaced with the Faraday Dam. A new dam bears the name.

See also

  • Cazadero, Oregon, a former station and post office near the dam's powerhouse

References

  1. ^ "Cazadero Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Labbe, John T. (1980). Fares, Please: Those Portland Trolley Years. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers. p. 109. ISBN 0-87004-287-4.
  • "Historic photo of fishway over Cazadero Dam". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2019-06-25. from University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
  • "Historic image of Cazadero Dam". during the Pacific Northwest flood of 1964, from Oregon Department of Transportation
  • google maps to new dam
  • A photo of the new dam

45°15′07″N 122°17′54″W / 45.252065°N 122.298417°W / 45.252065; -122.298417


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