Swift Reservoir

Swift Reservoir
Swift Reservoir
Swift Reservoir
LocationSkamania County, Washington, United States
Coordinates46°03′N 122°06′W / 46.050°N 122.100°W / 46.050; -122.100[1]
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsLewis River
Primary outflowsLewis River
Catchment area481 square miles (1,250 km2)[2]
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area4,620 acres (18.7 km2)[2]
Water volume755,600 acre-feet (0.932 km3)[3]
Surface elevation1,012 ft (308 m)[4]
Islands1
References[1][2]

Swift Reservoir is a reservoir on the Lewis River in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Skamania County. It was created in 1958 with the construction of Swift Dam.[2] It has a singular island by the name of Sensi Island.

See also

Swift Reservoir from the south looking north

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swift Reservoir
  2. ^ a b c d Swift Dam Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, NPDP Dam Directory
  3. ^ "Reservoirs in the United States" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Swift Reservoir". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved December 20, 2014.