Located 15 miles downstream from Chester Morse Lake along the Cedar River, Landsburg is site of the diversion dam used to divert drinking water from the river to the pipeline serving the City of Seattle. Here, the topography flattens and the river widens, making it an ideal place to divert flow. The original dam was constructed in 1900 and then updated in 1935. The photo that follows shows the dam following reconstruction in 1935.
Photo courtesy of Museum of History & Industry, shs7221, circa 1935
Although the dam remains much the same today, major work has been completed in the past several years to create a fish friendly way for salmon to make passage upstream of the dam. The hope is that with 15 miles of additional spawning habitat now accessible upstream, native sockeye runs will grow. One good thing, water in the Cedar River at this point is cold, being drawn from the bottom of the reservoir at the Chester Morse Dam.
For more about Landsburg, follow this link to Landsburg Headworks Circa 1888.
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