The dam is used to generate hydroelectricity and provide flood control.

[2] Construction of the dam was finished in 1959 by Puget Sound Energy as part of a power generating scheme, the Baker River Hydroelectric Project.

Its reservoir stretches 9 miles (14 km) upstream and contains 285,000 acre-feet (352,000,000 m3) of water.

[3] Upper Baker Dam has a mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb).

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