Lower Baker Dam (or simply Baker Dam) is a dam across the Baker River one mile north of Concrete Washington. It forms a reservoir called Lake Shannon which stretches 7.5 miles (12.1 km) upstream. The dam is operated by Puget Sound Energy as part of the Baker River Hydroelectric Project.The dam has a thick arch design and is 285 feet (87 m) high and 550 feet (170 m) long. It spans the Baker River in a narrow reach known as Eden Canyon just above the river’s confluence with the Skagit River.
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