Grand Coulee Dam

Local nameGrand Coulee Dam
LocationWashington, United States

Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had only two powerhouses. The third powerhouse, completed in 1974 to increase energy production, makes Grand Coulee the largest power station in the United States by nameplate-capacity at 6,809 MW.The proposal to build the dam was the focus of a bitter debate during the 1920s between two groups.

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A water turbine being… @ U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Coulee_Dam

Official Website http://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/

Address 99116, United States

Coordinates 47°57'26.878" N -118°58'45.926" E

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