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Detroit Dam
View of Detroit Dam downstream.
About this dam
Built
1949 - 1953
Purpose
Recreation, Navigation, Hydroelectric, Irrigation, Other, Flood Risk Reduction
River
North Santiam River
Agency
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Communities displaced by this dam
(1)
Detroit, Oregon
Sources
https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Article/4275383/portland-district-hydropower/
,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Dam
.