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Priest Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete gravity dam; located on the Columbia River, between the Yakima Firing Range and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, and bridges Yakima County and Grant County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The dam is 24 miles south of the town of Vantage, and 47 miles northwest of the city of Richland. It is ...
Priest Rapids in 1884. Priest Rapids was a narrow, fast-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, located in the central region of the U.S. state of Washington. It was flooded by the construction of the Priest Rapids Dam in the 1950s. Before the dam's construction, the river dropped 20 feet (6 m) over a short distance.
Averaging a major dam every 72 miles (116 km), the rivers in the Columbia watershed combine to generate over 36,000 megawatts of power, with the majority coming on the main stem. Grand Coulee Dam is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States, [ 1 ] generating 6,809 megawatts, over one-sixth of all power in the basin.
The Hanford Reach, the last inland, free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, is downstream from Priest Rapids Dam and upstream from McNary Dam.
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Upgrades to the fifth of 10 generator-turbine combinations at Priest Rapids Dam are done. Dale Campbell, senior manager of power production, said crews finished more than 30 days ahead of schedule ...
Priest Rapids Dam: Grant/ Yakima: Columbia River: Priest Rapids Lake: Gravity/ Embankment 955.6: 178 54 237,100 292,500 1961 Grant County Public Utility District: Hydroelectric Rock Island Dam: Chelan/ Douglas: Columbia River: Rock Island Pool: Gravity 623.7: 135 41 131,000 162,000 1933 Chelan County Public Utility District: Hydroelectric Rocky ...
The rapids were submerged in Lake Revelstoke in 1984. The name comes from the drowning deaths of two French-Canadian priests at the rapids. [75] Priest Rapids was reputed to be the fastest rapids of the Columbia River, with a current reckoned to be over 20 miles per hour (32 km/h). [76]