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 27,000 kilowatt generators provide 233 million kilowatt-hours annually to the Tacoma Power system. Along with Cushman Dam No. 1, it is part of Tacoma Power's Cushman Project.

Construction began in 1929 and power production began in December 1930. The dam is Template:Convert long, Template:Convert wide at the top and Template:Convert at the base. It is 235 feet tall. Its reservoir, Lake Kokanee, is Template:Convert long.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.

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