Green Peter Dam
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Green Peter Dam is a concrete gravity dam impounding the middle Santiam River
in Linn County, Oregon. It was built to generate hydroelectricity, prevent flood damage, provide irrigation, and improve water quality downstream. Water released by the dam is regulated by the Foster Dam
7 miles down the river.
Green Peter Reservoir, created by the dam, is a popular area for fishing, boating, and other water sports.
Santiam River
The Santiam River is a tributary of the Willamette River, about long, in western Oregon in the United States. Through its two principal tributaries, the North Santiam and the South Santiam rivers, it drains a large area of the Cascade Range at the eastern side of the Willamette Valley east of...
in Linn County, Oregon. It was built to generate hydroelectricity, prevent flood damage, provide irrigation, and improve water quality downstream. Water released by the dam is regulated by the Foster Dam
Foster Dam
Foster Dam is an embankment type rock-fill dam across the South Santiam River near Sweet Home, Oregon, United States.Designed by the Corps of Engineers, it began service on August 22, 1968. Its primary purpose is flood control but it also provides power, navigation improvement downstream and...
7 miles down the river.
Green Peter Reservoir, created by the dam, is a popular area for fishing, boating, and other water sports.