Scoggins Dam and Henry Hagg Lake
Title
Scoggins Dam and Henry Hagg Lake
Description
Black and white image of a concrete sign for Scoggins Dam and Henry Hagg Lake. The dam and the spillway opening can be seen in the background. Scoggins Dam and Henry Hagg Lake were constructed as a part of the a larger project to provide drinking water and irrigation for farms and communities in the Tualatin River watershed. Construction on the dam began in June of 1972, and the lake was opened for public recreation in the summer of 1975. Washington County maintains the recreation area and the dam with the help of the local Elks lodges, while the facilities and the lake are owned by the Bureau of Reclamation. Scoggins Dam is named for Gustavus Scoggin, whose family settled in what would become Washington County in 1848. Henry Hagg was a long time resident of the Scoggin Valley and had been one of the original initiators of the Scoggins Dam project in 1934.
[concrete sign] Scoggins Dam and Henry Hagg Lake. Built by and for the people of the United States. Bureau of Reclamation Tualatin Project 1975. United States Department of the Interior.
Date Created
circa 1974-1975
Subject
Place
Medium
black-and-white negatives
Language
English
Identifier
WCMpic_013111
Rights
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Type
Still Image