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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] Proposals to remove underused dams and restore fish habitats emerged in the early 21st century with support from the state's Native American tribes; the first major dam removal was the Condit Dam near White Salmon in ...
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State in the United States Washington State Flag Seal Nickname: "The Evergreen State" (unofficial) Motto(s): Alki (Chinook jargon for 'By and By') Anthem: "Washington, My Home" Location of Washington within the United States Country United States Before statehood Washington Territory Admitted to the Union November 11, 1889 (42nd) Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Largest county or ...
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 ...
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.
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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.