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Lower Cushman Dam

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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 provide 233 thousand megawatt-hours annually to the Tacoma Power system. Along with Cushman Dam No. 1, i

t is part of Tacoma Power's Cushman Project. Construction began in 1929 and power production began in December 1930. The dam is 575 feet (175 m) long, 8 feet (2.4 m) wide at the top and 40 feet (12 m) at the base. It is 235 feet tall. Its reservoir, Lake Kokanee, is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.

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