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| USACE "Detroit Dam is located on the North Santiam River 48 miles upstream the confluence with the Willamette River and 13 miles upstream of Mill City, Oregon. Detroit Dam is a 450 ft [137m] tall, 1,450 ft [442m] long concrete gravity dam, comprised of 32 monoliths, with a gated spillway with six spillway gates, four regulating outlets, and a powerhouse. Detroit Dam is owned, operated, and maintained by the Portland District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Construction of the dam began in 1949 and was completed in 1953. Detroit Dam is part of a system of 13 multi-purpose dams in the Willamette Valley with the primary purpose of flood risk management and secondary purposes of hydropower, recreation, irrigation, municipal and industrial water supply, fish and wildlife, and water quality. Collectively, this system of dams is referred to as the Willamette Valley Project." |
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| OregonEncyclopedia, 1990 Photo Bob Heims, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The 200 residents of Detroit, OR, were moved. And a new OR-22 was built through the canyon. |
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| OregonEncyclopedia, 1 of several construction photos on this webpage. |
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| Hydropower Reform Coalition Flickr Detroit Dam Powerhouse, OR Detroit Dam Powerhouse located on the North Santiam River, and Army Corps of Engineers Project. Number of units = 2; Nameplate capacity = 100 MW; Overload capacity = 115 MW; Hydraulic capacity = 5,340 cfs. Photo by Thomas O'Keefe. |
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| Don Rod Chambers posted In the 1950's, Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers employed Gustanvus Michelson to create wonderful renderings of Portland District projects. His work would show up in the contract drawings used for construction. Some of the finest table work ever! |
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