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Approximately 87 percent of dams in Washington are earth fill dams, with the second most-common type being concrete gravity dams (6%). Only 113 dams in the state are taller than 50 feet (15 m). King County has 123 dams—the most of any county in the state. [1] The majority of dams were built between 1960 and 1999. [1]
The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3). [1] The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States. There are an estimated 84,000 dams in ...
This category is for articles about dams in the U.S. state of Washington. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. D.
This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington. Natural lakes that have been altered with a dam, such as Lake Chelan, are included as lakes, not reservoirs. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Following is a complete list of the approximately 340 dams owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation as of 2008. [ 1 ] The Bureau was established in July 1902 as the "United States Reclamation Service" and was renamed in 1923.
Dams in Washington (state) (5 C, 70 P) Dams in West Virginia (1 C, 28 P) Dams in Wisconsin (2 C, 33 P) Dams in Wyoming (2 C, 19 P) This page was last edited on 24 ...
List of dams and reservoirs in Maine; List of dams and reservoirs in Maryland; List of dams and reservoirs in Michigan; List of dams and reservoirs in Minnesota; List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River; List of dams and reservoirs in Missouri; List of dams in the Missouri River watershed; List of dams and reservoirs in Montana
The location of the state of Washington in the United States of America Grand Coulee Dam has long been emblematic of infrastructure in the State of Washington, and is one of two dams mentioned in the official state folk song, Roll On, Columbia, Roll On". But its scale has been eclipsed by several 21st century infrastructure projects.