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The Swift Dam ( Swift No. 1.) In Washington, USA, was the construction in 1958 with 126 m height of the highest Erdschüttdämme the world ( as the height of the dam and 512 feet ( = 156 m) specified). The dam is located in Skamania County; the next town is Cougar.

The Swift Reservoir is one of three major reservoirs on the Lewis River and is used to generate electricity. The outflowing water is not returned directly to the river, but drives through a short channel to another, smaller power plant above the Yale Reservoir.

Another Swift Dam is also available in Montana. It was built as a replacement for an older dam, the 1964 is broken, see dams Swift and Lower Two Medicine.

Skamania County, Washington Washington (state) List of dams and reservoirs in the United States
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