Salmon Lake Dam (National ID # WA00291) is a dam in

Okanogan County, Washington Okanogan County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the largest city is Omak. Its area is the largest in ...

. The earthen dam was constructed between 1919 and 1921 by the

United States Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of Reclamation, and formerly the United States Reclamation Service, is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees water resource management, specifically as it applies to the oversight and opera ...

, with a height of 54 feet and 1260 feet long at its crest. Salmon Lake Dam impounds Salmon Creek for flood control and irrigation storage, part of the larger Okanogan Project. The adjacent 1911

Conconully Dam Conconully Dam (National ID # WA00259) is a dam in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The earthen dam was initially constructed at a height of in 1910 and 1911 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, during the first generation of ...

and its reservoir, Conconully Reservoir, are also part of the same project. Both are owned by the Bureau and operated by the local Okanogan Irrigation District. The reservoir it creates, Conconully Lake, has a maximum capacity of 15,700

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. Recreation includes fishing (for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and smallmouth bass), boating, camping, hiking and wildlife viewing.

Conconully State Park Conconully State Park is a public recreation area located at the north end of Conconully Reservoir in the town of Conconully, Okanogan County, Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., ...

and Conconully National Wildlife Refuge are also nearby.

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{{authority control Dams in Washington (state) Reservoirs in Washington (state) United States Bureau of Reclamation dams Dams completed in 1921 Lakes of Okanogan County, Washington