Clear Creek Dam (Washington)


Clear Creek Dam is a dam in Yakima County, Washington.
The concrete thin-arch dam was originally completed in 1915 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation at a height of and long at its crest. Raised another feet in 1918 to its present height of feet, it was partially rebuilt in 1964 then found structurally unsafe in 1990, when it was drained to less than 5% of its design capacity. The dam was reconstructed and refilled by popular demand.
The dam impounds the North Fork of the Tieton River, part of the Bureau's larger Yakima Project. Its use is now primarily recreational. Both dam and reservoir are owned and operated by the Bureau.
The reservoir it creates, Clear Lake, has a water surface of and a capacity of. Recreation includes boating and fishing, and the site is surrounded by the southern tip of the Wenatchee National Forest. Also the YMCA of Yakima, Washington has Camp Dudley along its shores, a summer camp and retreat.