Foster: S. Fork Santiam River, OR
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Type: Federal
Year Started: 1968
Location: S. Fk. Santiam River
State: Oregon
Capacity: 20.0 MW
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Foster Dam is a rock-fill structure with a concrete gated spillway, and was completed with Green Peter Dam in1968 at a cost of $82.3 million. In coordination with Green Peter, the two dams work together for the purposes of flood risk management, hydropower, water quality improvement, irrigation, fish and wildlife habitat and recreation.