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Centralia Canal

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Centralia Canal
Centralia Power Canal
Map
LocationNear Yelm, Washington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46°55′05″N 122°31′41″W / 46.918°N 122.528°W / 46.918; -122.528
Specifications
Length9 miles (14 km)
History
Former namesCentralia Power Canal
Date completed1929
Geography
End pointYelm Hydro Project
Connects toNisqually River

The Centralia Canal, also known as Centralia Power Canal, is a canal in Thurston and Pierce counties, Washington, United States.[1] It is the only feature named a canal in Western Washington.[2] The canal parallels the Nisqually River for 9 miles (14 km) in and around the city of Yelm. It was built in 1929 to supply water for the 12-megawatt Yelm hydroelectric project belonging to the city of Centralia's City Light Department.[3][4]

Part of the canal runs through the Nisqually River Conservation Area, purchased in 2020 by the Nisqually Land Trust.[5][6]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centralia Canal
  2. ^ U.S. Board on Geographic Names GNIS database, accessed March 16, 2021
  3. ^ Manning 1995.
  4. ^ Centralia City Light 2000.
  5. ^ Current Shoreline Codes : Current Shoreline Designations Map (Map). Thurston County, Washington planning department. March 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Martín Bilbao (December 20, 2020). "Nisqually River stretch protected by land trust's $1.2 million purchase". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington.

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