Cushman Dam No. 1
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Cushman Dam No. 1 is a hydroelectric dam on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington, which impounds and enlarges the naturally occurring Lake Cushman. Built by Tacoma City Li
Cushman Dam 1
Cushman Dam No. 2
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Cushman Dam No. 2 is a hydroelectric dam on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington, United States, forming Lake Kokanee. Built in 1930, its three 27-megawatt generators prov
Cushman Dam No. 1
…which sent the mighty pulsations of electrical power speeding over the cables of the 42-mile transmission line into Tacoma." A second, smaller dam, Cushman Dam No. 2, 3.2 kilometers (2.0 miles) downstream of Dam No. 1, was completed by December 1930. Cushman Dam No. 2…
Cushman Dam No. 2, seen from Kokanee
A panoramic view showing two of the three turbines in their original housing at the Cushman Dam No. 2 powerhouse, operated by Tacoma Public Utilities.
A view of the penstocks and generating station from the other side of Hood Canal.